Germs on a Plane: Aircraft, International Travel, and the Global Spread of Disease
Open Access
- 1 March 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 195 (5) , 621-622
- https://doi.org/10.1086/511439
Abstract
The impact of air travel on the spread of infectious diseases has led to considerable concern but limited study [ 1, 2]. More than 1 billion people travel by air each year. In a recent fanciful adventure film, Snakes on a Plane, passengers are terrorized by venomous snakes. In reality, more travelers are likely to be afraid of virulent infectious organisms on their flight.Keywords
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