In-Flight Transmission of Novel Influenza A (H1N1)

Overview

Journal Epidemiol Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2010 Dec 31

PMID 21191459

Citations 15

Authors

Joon Hyung Kim

Dong-Han Lee

Sang-Sook Shin

Chun Kang

Jin Seok Kim

Byung Yool Jun

Jong-Koo Lee

Affiliations

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Abstract

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed two patients, who had taken the same plane from Los Angeles to Seoul, with novel influenza A (H1N1). Through contact tracing, we concluded that the second patient was infected during the flight.

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