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Tracing Airline Travelers for a Public Health Investigation: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection in the United States, 2014.
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- U.S. Health department roles and challenges in conducting contact evaluation for tuberculosis aircraft contact investigations.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2026Article
- COVID-19 on the Nile: a cross-sectional investigation of COVID-19 among Nile River cruise travellers returning to the United States, February-March 2020.Journal of travel medicine · 2023Article
- A combined optimization-simulation approach for modified outside-in boarding under COVID-19 regulations including limited baggage compartment capacities.Journal of air transport management · 2023Article
- Risk of COVID-19 Transmission Aboard Aircraft: An Epidemiological Analysis Based on the National Health Information Platform.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2022Article
- Risk Assessment for the Transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) on Aircraft: A Systematic Review.Epidemiology and infection · 2021Article
- MERS-CoV infection in humans is associated with a pro-inflammatory Th1 and Th17 cytokine profile.Cytokine · 2018Article
- Conveyance Contact Investigation for Imported Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Cases, United States, May 2014.Emerging infectious diseases · 2017Article
- Expatriates' Multiple Fears, from Terrorism to Working Conditions: Development of a Model.Frontiers in psychology · 2016Article
- Global commercial passenger airlines and travel health information regarding infection control and the prevention of infectious disease: What's in a website?Travel medicine and infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
objectiveCDC routinely conducts contact investigations involving travelers on commercial conveyances, such as aircrafts, cargo vessels, and cruise ships.
methodsThe agency used established systems of communication and partnerships with other federal agencies to quickly provide accurate traveler contact information to states and jurisdictions to alert contacts of potential exposure to two travelers with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) who had entered the United States on commercial flights in April and May 2014.
resultsApplying the same process used to trace and notify travelers during routine investigations, such as those for tuberculosis or measles, CDC was able to notify most travelers of their potential exposure to MERS-CoV during the first few days of each investigation.
conclusionTo prevent the introduction and spread of newly emerging infectious diseases, travelers need to be located and contacted quickly.
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