Transmission of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome on Aircraft
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- 18 December 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 349 (25) , 2416-2422
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa031349
Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) spread rapidly around the world, largely because persons infected with the SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) traveled on aircraft to distant cities. Although many infected persons traveled on commercial aircraft, the risk, if any, of in-flight transmission is unknown.Keywords
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