Effect of air travel on the spread of an avian influenza pandemic to the United States

Necibe Tuncer and Trang Le

International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, 2014, vol. 7, issue 1, 27-47

Abstract: The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain H5N1, which first appeared in Hong Kong in 1997, achieved bird-to-human transmission, causing a severe disease with high mortality to humans [18]. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a total of 637 cases were reported in fifteen countries, including 378 deaths, corresponding to a case fatality rate of nearly 60% [19]. Avian influenza continues to be one of the deadliest diseases that jumps from animals to humans. Epidemiologists believe that it is likely to cause the next major global pandemic that could kill millions of people.

Keywords: Avian influenza; Pandemic; Disease spread; Air travel; Disease control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcip.2014.02.001

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