Federal travel restrictions to prevent disease transmission in the United States: An analysis of requested travel restrictions
Individuals with certain communicable diseases may pose risks to the health of the traveling public; there has been documented transmission on commercial aircraft of tuberculosis (TB), measles, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Federal public health travel restrictions (PHTR) prevent commercial air or international travel of persons with communicable diseases that pose a public health threat.
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: M. Robynne Jungerman, Laura A. Vonnahme, Faith Washburn, Francisco Alvarado-Ramy Tags: Original article Source Type: research
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