Sacramento, Calif., airport taking precautions against swine flu

SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Sacramento International Airport in California is
taking extra precautions in the wake of at least eight swine flu cases
identified in California and Texas, an airport official said Saturday.
An
outbreak of the virus has killed dozens of people in Mexico and forced Mexico
City to close schools, museums, libraries and theaters. There have been no
deaths reported in the U.S. as a result of the flu outbreak.
At the
Sacramento airport, custodians have been advised to be more vigilant and use
gloves and other protective wear, said spokeswoman Gina Swankie.
Airport
staff members have also been familiarizing themselves with an action plan in the
event health authorities declare a pandemic of the flu virus.

"We are prepared," Swankie said.

...In California, health authorities have confirmed six cases of the swine flu, including two children _ a 9-year-old Imperial County girl and a 10-year-old San Diego County boy. The two counties border Mexico.

...The virus is contagious among humans.