An approach to estimate the number of SARS cases imported by international air travel

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1019-1031

  Goubar, A ^a   Bitar, D ^a   Cao, W C ^b   Feng, D ^b   Fang, L Q ^b   Desenclos, J C ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Entry screening; Importation; International travel; Model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIATION; CALCULATION; CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FLIGHT; FLIGHT DURATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; AIRCRAFT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EPIDEMIC; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; TIME;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

AIRCRAFT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONDON; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 67650507986     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268808001635     Document Type: Article

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