I'm suppose to reach at 8:00PM on Friday. I'm just staying on Saturday. As my trip is part of AA Mileage run I'm prepared to stay only 2 nites. But I'm now worried to go or no to go because of Swine Flu. I just dont want to catch from Chicas and return to Chicago with Mask on. What is the Scene at San Jose Airport for Passengers arriving from US. I'm sure US Immigration guys may give hard time when we come back from CR. Any Ideas What I should do now?. Should I cancel my trip or should I go. I'm confused really. Btw, I have reservation at Morazan.

There is more cases of Swine Flu in the US than in Costa Rica. This strain is supposedly much virulent than the previous pandemic.

Additionally, the Costa Rican Ministry of Health now requires arriving
and departing passengers to complete a health questionnaire that
includes whether the traveler has any flu symptoms, what countries the
traveler has visited in the last two weeks, and where the traveler will
be staying or has stayed while in Costa Rica. Travelers exhibiting flu
symptoms shall be referred to a medical consultant to assess for
possible H1N1 influenza. In suspicious cases, legal residents and
citizens of Costa Rica will be referred for medical treatment.
Non-residents who are well enough to travel may be denied entry by
Immigration authorities and returned to their point of origin.

I received this message via email from the U.S. Consulate in Costa Rica. The message was sent the day before my flight from the U.S. back to C.R.

warden message
May 5, 2009

This Warden Message alerts U.S. citizens to the latest information regarding human cases of H1N1 Influenza A, formerly known as swine flu.

To date, there is one confirmed case of H1N1 Influenza in Costa Rica, and seven probable suspicious cases that are being investigated. The Costa Rican Ministry of Health has issued guidance on measures that should be taken to minimize transmission or exposure to the flu. This information can be found at their website at http://influenza.ccss.sa.cr/

Additionally, the Costa Rican Ministry of Health now requires arriving and departing passengers to complete a health questionnaire that includes whether the traveler has any flu symptoms, what countries the traveler has visited in the last two weeks, and where the traveler will be staying or has stayed while in Costa Rica. Travelers exhibiting flu symptoms shall be referred to a medical consultant to assess for possible H1N1 influenza. In suspicious cases, legal residents and citizens of Costa Rica will be referred for medical treatment (emphasis added). Non-residents who are well enough to travel may be denied entry by Immigration authorities and returned to their point of origin.

The U.S. Embassy will continue to monitor this situation and will issue updated messages, as warranted. For further information about H1N1 flu, including steps you can take to stay healthy, please consult the department of State information at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_t ... demic.html, the United
States Centers for Disease Control website at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu, and the World Health Organization website
at http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html.

For additional travel safety information, please consult the State department's website at www.travel.state.gov.

U.S. citizens may also call the Office of Overseas Citizens Services in the United States for the latest travel information. The Office of Overseas Citizens Services can be reached from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Monday through Friday, by calling 1-888-407-4747 from within the U.S. and Canada, or by calling (202) 501-4444 from other
countries.

Americans living or traveling in Costa Rica are encouraged to register with the Embassy in San Jose through the State Department's travel registration website, https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/ so that they can obtain updated information on travel and security within Costa Rica. Americans without internet access may register directly with the Embassy. By registering, American citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency. The Embassy is located at the intersection of Avenida Central and Calle 120 in the Pavas Section of San Jose; telephone (506) 2519-2188; after hours emergency telephone (506) 8863-4895; ACS unit fax (506) 2519-2099; e-mail at consularsanjose@state.gov ; web page http://sanjose.usembassy.gov/.

I returned to CR last night after about two weeks in the US. My time in the US is about the same time period as the Swine Flu scare.

During my trip to the US, I was in Sacramento, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Ontario and a few other smaller cities and their adjoining airports. I attended large groups - convention type events. The only person I saw during my entire stay, who was wearing mask, was a lady in a wheel chair at Houston International Airport.

Then I stepped off the airplane in SJO. It was almost shocking to see so many people wearing masks. More than half of the workers.