Microorganisms @ materials surfaces in aircraft: Potential risks for public health? – A systematic review

Zhao, Bin; Dewald, Carolin; Hennig, Max; Bossert, Jörg; Bauer, Michael; Pletz, Mathias W.

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.07.011

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“…In addition, there are numerous highly contaminated surfaces that are frequently touched by passengers at airports and inside aircrafts (Ikonen et al., ). Self‐service check‐in screens, gate bench armrests, water fountain buttons and door handles at airports, as well as seats, tray tables, and handles of lavatories in aircrafts, are all known to have high microbial contamination (McKernan, Burge, Wallingford, Hein, & Herrick, ; Schaumburg, Köck, Leendertz, & Becker, ; Zhao et al., ).…”

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Hand‐Hygiene Mitigation Strategies Against Global Disease Spreading through the Air Transportation Network

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The risk for a global transmission of flu-type viruses is strengthened by the physical contact between humans and accelerated through individual mobility patterns. The Air Transportation System plays a critical role in such transmissions because it is responsible for fast and long-range human travel, while its building components-the airports-are crowded, confined areas with usually poor hygiene. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) consider hand hygiene as the most efficient and cost-effective way to limit disease propagation. Results from clinical studies reveal the effect of hand washing on individual transmissibility of infectious diseases. However, its potential as a mitigation strategy against the global risk for a pandemic has not been fully explored. Here, we use epidemiological modeling and data-driven simulations to elucidate the role of individual engagement with hand hygiene inside airports in conjunction with human travel on the global spread of epidemics. We find that, by increasing travelers engagement with hand hygiene at all airports, a potential pandemic can be inhibited by 24% to 69%. In addition, we identify 10 airports at the core of a cost-optimal deployment of the hand-washing mitigation strategy. Increasing hand-washing rate at only those 10 influential locations, the risk of a pandemic could potentially drop by up to 37%. Our results provide evidence for the effectiveness of hand hygiene in airports on the global spread of infections that could shape the way public-health policy is implemented with respect to the overall objective of mitigating potential population health crises.

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Hand‐Hygiene Mitigation Strategies Against Global Disease Spreading through the Air Transportation Network

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“…The large biomass of humans dominates the cabin ecosystem. Although tray tables, arm rests, seat buckles and other surfaces may be contaminated with bacteria and viruses [9], breathing and coughing people are the source of most infections transmitted on board. Many are transmitted by respiratory droplets and few are airborne.…”

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What goes on board aircraft? Passengers include Aedes, Anopheles, 2019-nCoV, dengue, Salmonella, Zika, et al

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

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“…3 Microbial contamination occurs in airplane toilets and might be a source of infectious disease transmission. 4 On a train, the toilet sanitation must be controlled. The design of a train toilet is also important.…”

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Toilet in Transportation Vehicles: A Topic for Consideration on Travel Sanitation in Travel Medicine

Wiwanitkit

2019

Int J Travel Med Glob Health

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Microorganisms @ materials surfaces in aircraft: Potential risks for public health? – A systematic review

Cited by 28 publications

References 65 publications

Hand‐Hygiene Mitigation Strategies Against Global Disease Spreading through the Air Transportation Network

Hand‐Hygiene Mitigation Strategies Against Global Disease Spreading through the Air Transportation Network

What goes on board aircraft? Passengers include Aedes, Anopheles, 2019-nCoV, dengue, Salmonella, Zika, et al

Toilet in Transportation Vehicles: A Topic for Consideration on Travel Sanitation in Travel Medicine

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