Meningococcal disease--probable transmission during an international flight.
Commun Dis Intell Q Rep
; 29(3): 312-4, 2005.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16220872
ABSTRACT
Two cases of meningococcal disease were identified in passengers who travelled on the same international flight. Both cases were serogroup B with the same allelic profile. The public health action involved chemoprophylaxis for persons seated adjacent to, and in the rows in front and behind, each case. The most likely scenario is that transmission of N. meningitidis occurred on board a long distance flight, either from one case to the other or from an asymptomatic carrier to both cases. This scenario and the absence of reports of similar cases in the literature, indicate the risk to other passengers in this setting is low. This investigation reinforces the need for, and the distribution of, good national and international surveillance information to better inform public health decision making.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Viaje
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Aeronaves
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Transmisión de Enfermedad Infecciosa
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Infecciones Meningocócicas
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Commun Dis Intell Q Rep
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article