CUTLER, Calif. — As migrant workers from Mexico begin their journey north to take summer jobs across the U.S., public health officials are fanning out to intercept them in hopes of stemming the spread of swine flu.
Industries such as agriculture and meatpacking rely on an influx of thousands of seasonal workers each year. Officials worry that some of those laborers may be ill and could infect co-workers and others.
Mexican consular officials, social service organizations and health authorities are handing out Spanish-language fliers with information on swine-flu symptoms and prevention tips.
They also are sending out mobile health care crews in buses or vans.
The traveling population of workers poses a challenge for authorities, who say it can be difficult for people to wash their hands or go to the hospital if they lack running water or fear deportation.
by the associated press
Industries such as agriculture and meatpacking rely on an influx of thousands of seasonal workers each year. Officials worry that some of those laborers may be ill and could infect co-workers and others.
Mexican consular officials, social service organizations and health authorities are handing out Spanish-language fliers with information on swine-flu symptoms and prevention tips.
They also are sending out mobile health care crews in buses or vans.
The traveling population of workers poses a challenge for authorities, who say it can be difficult for people to wash their hands or go to the hospital if they lack running water or fear deportation.
by the associated press
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