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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR>Do misting fans pose a problem amid flu threat?
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- 4 or less paragraphs so show all paragraphs first before showing the media and bkstry and stuffs --><!-- story content : start -->AS THE threat of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus looms, can the National Environment Agency advise if the common use of misting fans in public places, such as hawker centres, poses any health issue?
<!-- story content : start -->The transmission of this virus may be assisted by fine water droplets, as was the case with the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars). It would be wiser for these misting systems to be shut until a clearer picture of Influenza A is obtained. <!-- story content : start -->Colin How
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- 4 or less paragraphs so show all paragraphs first before showing the media and bkstry and stuffs --><!-- story content : start -->AS THE threat of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus looms, can the National Environment Agency advise if the common use of misting fans in public places, such as hawker centres, poses any health issue?
<!-- story content : start -->The transmission of this virus may be assisted by fine water droplets, as was the case with the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars). It would be wiser for these misting systems to be shut until a clearer picture of Influenza A is obtained. <!-- story content : start -->Colin How
