Bird flu scare in New Zealand

223 people were quarantined this weekend by New Zealand authorities inside an airplane due to one of the passengers displaying symptoms that prompted a bird flu scare.

The Korean airplane was later deemed as not at risk after the suspected bird flu-carrying passenger was found to have gastrointestinal problems instead of the H51N "bird flu" virus.

So, this is it. If symptoms like vomiting and other general symptoms are witnessed on a mass transit mode of transportation, the default thinking is bird flu? What do you think -- is that an appropriate response or not?