Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 during air travel

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• Alternative Title:
  Travel Med Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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.
• 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.
• Subjects:
  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

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• 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
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c0bf6f2c7313b62e4cbba7b713ee232a0facd724de8147436bc0daf3a93b6102
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/36438/cdc_36438_DS1.pdf
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