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Alternative Title:
Travel Med Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Neatherlin, John ; Cramer, Elaine H. ; Dubray, Christine ; Marienau, Karen J. ; Russell, Michelle ; ... More +
Neatherlin, John ; Cramer, Elaine H. ; Dubray, Christine ; Marienau, Karen J. ; Russell, Michelle ; Sun, Hong ; Whaley, Melissa ; Hancock, Kathy ; Duong, Krista K. ; Kirking, Hannah L. ; Schembri, Christopher ; Katz, Jacqueline M. ; Cohen, Nicole J. ; Fishbein, Daniel B. Less -
Description:
The global spread of the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus (pH1N1) associated with travelers from North America during the onset of the 2009 pandemic demonstrates the central role of international air travel in virus migration. To characterize risk factors for pH1N1 transmission during air travel, we investigated travelers and airline employees from four North American flights carrying ill travelers with confirmed pH1N1 infection. Of 392 passengers and crew identified, information was available for 290 (74%) passengers were interviewed. Overall attack rates for acute respiratory infection and influenza-like illness 1-7 days after travel were 5.2% and 2.4% respectively. Of 43 individuals that provided sera, 4 (9.3%) tested positive for pH1N1 antibodies, including 3 with serologic evidence of asymptomatic infection. Investigation of novel influenza aboard aircraft may be instructive. However, beyond the initial outbreak phase, it may compete with community-based mitigation activities, and interpretation of findings will be difficult in the context of established community transmission.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 And Over
Aircraft
Air Travel
Child
Child, Preschool
Contact Tracing
Female
Humans
Influenza, Human
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemic
Pandemics

Source:
Travel Med Infect Dis. 11(2):110-118.
Pubmed ID:
23523241
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4638150
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:c0bf6f2c7313b62e4cbba7b713ee232a0facd724de8147436bc0daf3a93b6102
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