Exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis during air travel

McFarland, JeffreyW.; Hickman, Cynthia; Osterholm, M. T.; MacDonald, KristineL.

doi:10.1016/0140-6736(93)91311-9

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“…All these contacts had sat in the same cabin section as the index case and four were seated within two rows. Using a similar contact tracing methodology, the other studies published in this series of infectious index cases on long-haul air flights did not document definitive evidence of transmission 142 143…”

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confidence: 67%

Managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations

Ahmedzai¹,

Balfour‐Lynn²,

Bewick³

et al. 2011

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Section: Background Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 67%

Managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations

Ahmedzai¹,

Balfour‐Lynn²,

Bewick³

et al. 2011

Thorax

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298

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“…This may prove to be a significant mode of spread of infection, especially with crowded chartered flights with many susceptible individuals on board. [2627]…”

Section: Lower Respiratory Tract Infectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Respiratory tract infection during Hajj

Alzeer¹

2009

Ann Thorac Med

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Respiratory tract infection during Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) is a common illness, and it is responsible for most of the hospital admissions. Influenza virus is the leading cause of upper respiratory tract infection during Hajj, and pneumonia can be serious. Taking into account the close contacts among the pilgrims, as well as the crowding, the potential for transmission of M. tuberculosis is expected to be high. These pilgrims can be a source for spreading infection on their return home. Although vaccination program for influenza is implemented, its efficacy is uncertain in this religious season. Future studies should concentrate on prevention and mitigation of these infections.

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“…Airborne bacteria, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, can pose a threat to the general public health through infectious disease. Environments associated with correctional facilities (35), health care facilities (3,24,25), shelters for the homeless, wastewater treatment plants (6), public transit systems (27), and schools (44) have been implicated as high risk due to their bioaerosol exposure potential. The possibility for disease transfer associated with infectious bioaerosols has prompted efforts to design economical systems to remove, disinfect, or otherwise inactivate bioaerosols in indoor environments.…”

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Photoreactivation in Airborne Mycobacterium parafortuitum

Peccia

Hernandez

2001

Appl Environ Microbiol

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Photoreactivation was observed in airborne Mycobacterium parafortuitum exposed concurrently to UV radiation (254 nm) and visible light. Photoreactivation rates of airborne cells increased with increasing relative humidity (RH) and decreased with increasing UV dose. Under a constant UV dose with visible light absent, the UV inactivation rate of airborne M. parafortuitum cells decreased by a factor of 4 as RH increased from 40 to 95%; however, under identical conditions with visible light present, the UV inactivation rate of airborne cells decreased only by a factor of 2. When irradiated in the absence of visible light, cellular cyclobutane thymine dimer content of UV-irradiated airborne M. parafortuitum and Serratia marcescens increased in response to RH increases. Results suggest that, unlike in waterborne bacteria, cyclobutane thymine dimers are not the most significant form of UV-induced DNA damage incurred by airborne bacteria and that the distribution of DNA photoproducts incorporated into UV-irradiated airborne cells is a function of RH.

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Exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis during air travel

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Managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations

Managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations

Respiratory tract infection during Hajj

Photoreactivation in Airborne Mycobacterium parafortuitum

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