Experimental “Bench Science” Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Interventions for Preventing the Transmission of Influenza Virus

There are three basic modes of transmission of respiratory viruses: direct contact with another person (e.g., kissing) or with large droplets expelled from the respiratory tract; indirect contact with inanimate objects contaminated with respiratory secretions; and inhalation of fine particles either directly released from the respiratory tract or resulting from the evaporation of large droplets. Recently published review articles addressing transmission of influenza virus reach vastly different conclusions about transmission of influenza virus. Considering this uncertainty, the research efforts discussed here have focused on two areas of intervention that are likely to have a large impact on influenza transmission: decontamination of contaminated surfaces and the use of surgical masks as source control, nonpharmaceutical interventions.

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• Authors:
  • McDevitt, James J
  • Milton, Donald K
• Conference:
  • Research on the Transmission of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: A Synposium
  • Location: Washington D.C., United States
  • Date: 2009-9-17 to 2009-9-18
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 39-40
• Monograph Title: Research on the Transmission of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Summary of a Symposium
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Issue Number: 47
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air travel; Aircraft cabins; Communicable diseases; Contaminants; Respiratory system
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decontamination; Filtering face masks; Influenza; Interventions; Viruses
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01174171
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309142953
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 29 2010 8:09PM