Review article: Influenza transmission on aircraft

Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 743-751

  Leitmeyer, Katrin ^a   Adlhoch, Cornelia ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

AIRCRAFT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENTILATOR; AVIATION; INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); TRANSMISSION;

AIR TRAVEL; AIRCRAFT; CONTACT TRACING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 84973139166     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000438     Document Type: Review

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