Contact tracing for influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus-infected passenger on international flight

Ananda G Shankar; Kulsum Janmohamed; Babatunde Olowokure; Gillian E Smith; Angela H Hogan; Valerie De Souza; Anders Wallensten; Isabel Oliver; Oliver Blatchford; Paul Cleary; Sue Ibbotson

doi:10.3201/eid2001.120101

Contact tracing for influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus-infected passenger on international flight

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jan;20(1):118-20. doi: 10.3201/eid2001.120101.

Authors

Ananda G Shankar, Kulsum Janmohamed, Babatunde Olowokure, Gillian E Smith, Angela H Hogan, Valerie De Souza, Anders Wallensten, Isabel Oliver, Oliver Blatchford, Paul Cleary, Sue Ibbotson

Abstract

In April 2009, influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection was confirmed in a person who had been symptomatic while traveling on a commercial flight from Mexico to the United Kingdom. Retrospective public health investigation and contact tracing led to the identification of 8 additional confirmed cases among passengers and community contacts of passengers.

Keywords: Mexico; United Kingdom; aircraft passengers; contact tracing; in-flight exposure; infectious disease; influenza; influenza A(H1N1)pdm09; international flights; pandemic; swine flu; transmission; viruses.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Air Travel*
Contact Tracing*
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / classification*
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / genetics
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification
Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
Influenza, Human / transmission
Sentinel Surveillance
Surveys and Questionnaires