Pneumonia of unknown aetiology in Wuhan, China: potential for international spread via commercial air travel
Author(s) -
Isaac I. Bogoch,
Alexander Watts,
Andrea Thomas-Bachli,
Carmen Huber,
Moritz U. G. Kraemer,
Kamran Khan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taaa008
Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , etiology , air travel , pneumonia , china , travel medicine , intensive care medicine , covid-19 , disease , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , pathology , geography , aviation , archaeology , engineering , aerospace engineering
There is currently an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown aetiology in Wuhan, China. Although there are still several unanswered questions about this infection, we evaluate the potential for international dissemination of this disease via commercial air travel should the outbreak continue.
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