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43 SeSSion 5 Policies and Planning to Minimize the Spread of Disease James H Diaz, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Rose M
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44 ReSeARCH on THe TRAnSMiSSion of DiSeASe in AiRPoRTS AnD on AiRCRAfT associated with Chikungunya and ATBf, respectively. The authors concluded that arthropod-borne infectious diseases presenting with fever and rash were not uncommon among returning travelers and that travelers returning from endemic areas should be rapidly screened for tropical infections, some of which could be fatal, such as dengue and malaria.
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45PoLiCieS AnD PLAnninG To MiniMiZe THe SPReAD of DiSeASe Why We Could Not Stop the Spread of West Nile Virus Across the United States Although dengue viruses are carried by mosquitoes or infected humans across the porous U.S.–Mexico border, West nile virus was most likely imported to the United States in 1999 by international air travel. The West nile virus arrived in new York City courtesy of an infected passenger or an infected Culex mosquito from an endemic region of east Africa or the Middle east.
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46 ReSeARCH on THe TRAnSMiSSion of DiSeASe in AiRPoRTS AnD on AiRCRAfT ecosystems? in 1983, random searches of arriving airplanes at Gatwick Airport in London found that 12 of 67 airplanes from tropical countries contained mosquitoes.
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47PoLiCieS AnD PLAnninG To MiniMiZe THe SPReAD of DiSeASe CfRs; and (b) increasing immigration from malariaendemic regions to malaria-free regions in developed nations, creating a unique set of high-risk travelers, especially expatriates (semi-immunes)
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48 ReSeARCH on THe TRAnSMiSSion of DiSeASe in AiRPoRTS AnD on AiRCRAfT Dengue Hemorrhagic fever -- US–Mexico Border, 2005. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol.
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49PoLiCieS AnD PLAnninG To MiniMiZe THe SPReAD of DiSeASe ture lounges, stepped-up cleaning of aircraft cabin and equipment, and judicious use of masks by crew. We also developed a series of business continuity plans taking into account the need to balance a positive cash flow position, protecting company brand and reputation while protecting the health and safety of passengers and employees.
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50 ReSeARCH on THe TRAnSMiSSion of DiSeASe in AiRPoRTS AnD on AiRCRAfT Significant Interference with International Traffic one aim of the WHo iHR-2005 is to provide a public health response to the international spread of disease, which avoids unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade. An important description in the iHR is therefore that of "significant interference." it is found in Article 43, where it is described as "refusal of entry or departure of international travelers, baggage, cargo, containers, conveyances, goods and the like, or their delay for more than 24 hours." in the aviation sector, delaying an aircraft's departure by more than a few minutes can disrupt operations and may be regarded as "significant interference" as far as an airline or its passengers and crew are concerned, even though it may not fall into the category of such interference according to the iHR.
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