Patterns of measles transmission among airplane travelers

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 230-235

  Edelson, Paul J ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CDC New York Quarantine Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Contact investigation; Epidemiology; Measles; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM; TRAVEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRCRAFT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MEASLES; TRAVEL; TRAVEL MEDICINE;

EID: 84870442371     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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