Effectiveness of border screening for detecting influenza in arriving airline travelers

P.C. Priest, L.C. Jennings, A.R. Duncan, C.R. Brunton and M.G. Baker

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, S607-13, S600-6

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: We measured symptom and influenza prevalence, and the effectiveness of symptom and temperature screening for identifying influenza, in arriving international airline travelers.

Keywords: adolescent; adult; aged; airport; child; cross-sectional study; female; human; infant; Influenza, Human; male; mass screening; middle aged; New Zealand; pandemic; preschool child; procedures; questionnaire; season; self report; very elderly, Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Airports; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Infant; Influenza, Human; Male; Mass Screening; Middle Aged; New Zealand; Pandemics; Seasons; Self Report; Surveys and Questionnaires (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300761r

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