What effect might border screening have on preventing the importation of COVID-19 compared with other infections? A modelling study

The effectiveness of screening travellers during times of international disease outbreak is contentious, especially as the reduction in the risk of disease importation can be very small. Border screening typically consists of travellers being thermally scanned for signs of fever and/or completing a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiology and infection 2021-11, Vol.149, p.e238-e238, Article e238
Hauptverfasser:	Bays, Declan, Bennett, Emma, Finnie, Thomas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Airports Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disease transmission Ebola virus Ebolavirus Epidemics Epidemiology Fever Health risks Importation Infections Influenza Mathematical models Monte Carlo simulation Original Paper Outbreaks Pandemics Public health Questionnaires Respiratory diseases Risk Risk assessment Screening Severe acute respiratory syndrome Signs and symptoms Travellers Viral diseases Viruses
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