Title |
Timeliness of contact tracing among flight passengers for influenza A/H1N1 2009
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Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, December 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-11-355 |
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Authors |
Corien M Swaan, Rolf Appels, Mirjam EE Kretzschmar, Jim E van Steenbergen |
Abstract |
During the initial containment phase of influenza A/H1N1 2009, close contacts of cases were traced to provide antiviral prophylaxis within 48 h after exposure and to alert them on signs of disease for early diagnosis and treatment. Passengers seated on the same row, two rows in front or behind a patient infectious for influenza, during a flight of ≥ 4 h were considered close contacts. This study evaluates the timeliness of flight-contact tracing (CT) as performed following national and international CT requests addressed to the Center of Infectious Disease Control (CIb/RIVM), and implemented by the Municipal Health Services of Schiphol Airport. |
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