| Air travel by individuals with active tuberculosis: reporting patterns and epidemiologic characteristics, Canada 2006-2008. | |
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PMID: 20478519 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Investigations related to tuberculosis (TB) cases on airline flights have received increased attention in recent years. In Canada, reports of air travel by individuals with active TB are sent to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) for public health risk assessment and contact follow-up. A descriptive analysis was conducted to examine reporting patterns over time. METHOD: Reports of air travel by individuals with active TB received by PHAC between January 2006 and December 2008 were reviewed. Descriptive analyses were performed on variables related to reporting patterns, characteristics and actions taken. RESULTS: The number of reports increased each year with 18, 35 and 51 reports received in 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Of the 104 total cases, most were male (63%) and born outside of Canada (87%). Ninety-eight cases (97%) met the criteria for infectiousness and a contact investigation was initiated for 136 flights. CONCLUSIONS: Reports of air travel by individuals with active TB have been increasing annually in Canada in recent years. Outcomes of the subsequent contact investigations, including passenger follow-up results and evidence of TB transmission, is necessary to further evaluate the effectiveness of the Canadian guidelines. |
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Authors:
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Derek Scholten; Andrea Saunders; Kathryn Dawson; Thomas Wong; Edward Ellis |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-03-06 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Travel medicine and infectious disease Volume: 8 ISSN: 1873-0442 ISO Abbreviation: Travel Med Infect Dis Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
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Created Date: 2010-05-18 Completed Date: 2010-08-24 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101230758 Medline TA: Travel Med Infect Dis Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 113-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Community Acquired Infections Division, Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, 100 Eglantine Driveway, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada. derek.scholten@phac-aspc.gc.ca <derek.scholten@phac-aspc.gc.ca> |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Aircraft* Canada / epidemiology Communicable Disease Control Contact Tracing / methods Disease Notification / statistics & numerical data* Female Humans Male Middle Aged Travel* / statistics & numerical data Tuberculosis / epidemiology*, transmission Young Adult |
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