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Warden Message April 29, 2009

MEMORANDUM 

To:                   All American Wardens

From:               Consular Section

Subject:           Warden Notice 2009 – 6 

Please circulate the following message without additions or omissions immediately to all American citizens within your area of responsibility.

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There are recent news reports of an outbreak of swine flu in the Western Hemisphere, including the United States.  At present Kuwait does not appear to be affected, however the Embassy continues to monitor the situation and will send out notices as appropriate. For further information about Swine Influenza, please consult the Department of State information on Swine Flu at
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_pandemic.html, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ or the World Health Organization website at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html.  

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American citizens with any questions or concerns may telephone the Embassy at 2259-1581, 2259-1583 or 2259-1248.  In case of an emergency outside business hours, American citizens may reach the Embassy duty officer by calling 2259-1001. 

For the latest security information, Americans should regularly monitor the Department's web site at
http://travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, and Travel Alerts can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States and Canada or, for callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays.) 

This message may be accessed on the Embassy website,
http://kuwait.usembassy.gov  American citizens in Kuwait who would like to receive future Warden Messages from the Embassy directly by e-mail may sign up for this service by sending an e-mail to the following address: join-wardenmessagekuwait@mh.databack.com