{"id":1053011,"date":"2010-12-11T18:11:43","date_gmt":"2010-12-11T18:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/low-risk-of-transmission-of-influenza-on-the-plane-3-5-if-sitting-within-2-rows-of-infected-passengers\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:47:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:47:29","slug":"low-risk-of-transmission-of-influenza-on-the-plane-3-5-if-sitting-within-2-rows-of-infected-passengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/low-risk-of-transmission-of-influenza-on-the-plane-3-5-if-sitting-within-2-rows-of-infected-passengers.php","title":{"rendered":"Low risk of transmission of influenza on the plane: 3.5% if sitting within 2 rows of infected passengers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This BMJ study<\/a> assessed the risk of transmission of pandemic A\/H1N1 2009 influenza (pandemic A\/H1N1) from an infected high school group to other passengers on an airline flight and the effectiveness of screening and follow-up of exposed passengers.<\/p>

The design was a retrospective cohort investigation using a questionnaire administered to passengers and laboratory investigation of those with symptoms.<\/p>

The setting was in Auckland, New Zealand, with national and international follow-up of passengers. The participants were passengers seated in the rear section of a Boeing 747-400 long haul flight that arrived on 25 April 2009, including a group of 24 students and teachers and 97 (out of 102) other passengers in the same section of the plane who agreed to be interviewed.<\/p>

9 members of the school group were laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic A\/H1N1 infection and had symptoms during the flight. Two other passengers developed confirmed pandemic A\/H1N1 infection. Their seating was within two rows of infected passengers<\/b>, implying a risk of infection of about 3.5%<\/b> for the 57 passengers in those rows.<\/p>

A low but measurable risk of transmission of pandemic A\/H1N1 exists during modern commercial air travel. This risk is concentrated close to infected passengers with symptoms.<\/p>

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Don't forget to get your influenza immunization (flu shot or spray) this season. The CDC video embedded below clearly explains why this is extremely important.

CDC video: Why Flu Vaccination Matters: Personal Stories from Families Affected by Flu.<\/p>

References:<\/div>
Transmission of pandemic A\/H1N1 2009 influenza on passenger aircraft: retrospective cohort study<\/a>. BMJ 2010; 340:c2424 doi: 10.1136\/bmj.c2424 (Published 21 May 2010).<\/div>
Diagram of influenza virus nomenclature. Image source: Wikipedia<\/a>, GNU Free Documentation License.<\/div><\/div>

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