The roles of transportation and transportation hubs in the propagation of influenza and coronaviruses: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Annie J. Browne,
Sacha St-Onge Ahmad,
Charles Beck,
Jonathan S. NguyenVanTam
Publication year - 2016
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/tav002
Subject(s) - medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , outbreak , airborne transmission , air travel , observational study , influenza a virus , environmental health , middle east respiratory syndrome , covid-19 , aviation , virology , disease , pathology , telecommunications , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virus , computer science , engineering , aerospace engineering
Respiratory viruses spread in humans across wide geographical areas in short periods of time, resulting in high levels of morbidity and mortality. We undertook a systematic review to assess the evidence that air, ground and sea mass transportation systems or hubs are associated with propagating influenza and coronaviruses.
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