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ArticleTropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines2025

Work-related connectivity between Boston Logan international airport and urban communities with high social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daniel Begemann, Cristina Alonso, Samantha Bates, Edward T Ryan, Allison T Walker, Barry Keppard, Ann Marie Kissel, Flor Amaya, Sowmya R Rao, Tyler S Brown and 3 more

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13 authors.

Daniel BegemannCenter of Complex Interventions, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Cristina AlonsoCenter of Complex Interventions, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Samantha BatesCenter of Complex Interventions, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Edward T RyanDivision of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Allison T WalkerDivision of Global Migration Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Barry KeppardMetropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston, MA, USA.
Ann Marie KisselMetropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston, MA, USA.
Flor AmayaCity of Chelsea Public Health Division, Chelsea, MA, USA.
Sowmya R RaoDepartment of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Tyler S BrownSection of Infectious Diseases, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Amir M MoharebDivision of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. amohareb@mgh.harvard.edu.
Julie H LevisonDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Regina C LaRocqueDivision of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

Geographic origins and dispersal of drug-resistant M. tuberculosis in South Africa: Advancing strategies for early detectionK08AI166125 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI BROWN, TYLER STEVEN · 2022 to 2025
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CDC HHS U01-CK000633National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases K08AI166125NCEZID CDC HHS U01 CK000633NIAID NIH HHS K08 AI166125
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Abstract

Airports may be high-risk sites for the spread of infectious diseases, including novel respiratory pathogens. While many studies have evaluated the higher burden of COVID-19 among essential workers, few studies have specifically analyzed the links between airport workers and surrounding communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used GPS-derived mobility data to estimate work- and travel-related visits from approximately 5000 Boston-area census block groups to Logan International Airport between January 2020 and August 2021. We stratified origin census block groups by their census tract-level Social Vulnerability Index and compared temporal trends and work-related airport visits across Social Vulnerability Index quartiles. Work-related visits to Boston Logan International Airport were more likely to originate from socially vulnerable communities (i.e., in the highest Social Vulnerability Index quartile), including cities that experienced disproportionately high rates of COVID-19 infection early during the COVID-19 pandemic (East Boston, Revere and Chelsea, Massachusetts). These differences persisted across the duration of the observation period. Our findings highlight higher social vulnerability and strong work-related mobility connections with an international travel hub as important overlapping risk factors in these urban communities. Protecting airport workers and their home communities from imported infectious diseases merits further attention as a public health priority.

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ConnectivityCOVID-19MobilitySocial vulnerability

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PMID40450310
PMCPMC12126863

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