Contact tracing for influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 virus-infected passenger on international flight

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 118-120

  Shankar, Ananda G ^a   Janmohamed, Kulsum ^a   Olowokure, Babatunde ^a   Smith, Gillian E ^a   Hogan, Angela H ^a   De Souza, Valerie ^a   Wallensten, Anders ^a,b   Oliver, Isabel ^a   Blatchford, Oliver ^c   Cleary, Paul ^a   Ibbotson, Sue ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INTERVIEW; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRAVEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AIRCRAFT PASSENGERS; CONTACT TRACING; IN-FLIGHT EXPOSURE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A(H1N1)PDM09; INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS; MEXICO; PANDEMIC; SWINE FLU; TRANSMISSION; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUSES;

AIR TRAVEL; CONTACT TRACING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84890905183     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2001.120101     Document Type: Article

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