Preparing Airports for Communicable Diseases on Arriving Flights: A Synthesis of Airport Practice

National Academies Press. 09/2017 This 96-page report from the Transportation Research Board examines current disease preparedness and response practices at U.S. and Canadian airports in coordination with public health officers and partners. While larger airports that receive international flights are most likely to experience the challenges associated with these events, the preparedness and response lessons are transferable to the aviation sector more widely. The findings are useful to all airport operators and local public health officers. (Text)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - September 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news