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http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/163870.aspx

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.

01174169

English

pp 39-40

2010

Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings

Research on the Transmission of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: A Synposium

9780309142953

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Air travel; Aircraft cabins; Communicable diseases; Contaminants; Respiratory system

Decontamination; Filtering face masks; Influenza; Interventions; Viruses

Aviation; Safety and Human Factors

TRIS, TRB

Sep 29 2010 11:36AM

• Experimental “Bench Science” Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: The Role of Fomites in the Transmission of Pathogens in Airports and on Aircraft
• Policies and Planning to Minimize the Spread of Disease: Airline Policies and Procedures to Minimize the Spread of Diseases
• Policies and Planning to Minimize the Spread of Disease: The Practical Application of World Health Organization Travel Recommendations: Some Observations
• Policies and Planning to Minimize the Spread of Disease: Transmission Patterns of Mosquito-Borne Infectious Diseases During Air Travel: Passengers, Pathogens, and Public Health Implications
• Practical Case-Response Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Norovirus Transmission on Aircraft
• Practical Case-Response Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Swine Flu A/H1N1 Transmission via the Aviation Sector
• Theoretical Modeling Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Advance Models for Predicting Contaminants and Infectious Disease Virus Transport in the Airliner Cabin Environment (Part 1)
• Theoretical Modeling Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Advance Models for Predicting Contaminants and Infectious Disease Virus Transport in the Airliner Cabin Environment (Part 2)
• Theoretical Modeling Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Characterizing the Risk of Tuberculosis Infection in Commercial Aircraft by Using Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment
• Theoretical Modeling Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: Summarizing Exposure Patterns on Commercial Aircraft
• Understanding How Disease Is Transmitted via Air Travel: Human Movement Patterns and the Spread of Infectious Diseases
• Understanding How Disease Is Transmitted via Air Travel: The Aircraft Cabin Environment