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Federal Air Travel Restrictions for Public Health Purposes -- United States, June 2007-May 2008. (cover story)
Document Type
Article
Source
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 9/19/2008, Vol. 57 Issue 37, p1009-1012. 4p. 1 Graph.
Subject
*INFECTIOUS disease transmission
*SICK people
*AIR travel
*COMMERCIAL aeronautics
Language
ISSN
0149-2195
Abstract
The article reports on the Do Not Board (DNB) list developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the U.S. According to the list, domestic and international public health officials have authority to not allow persons with communicable diseases who pose threat to board a commercial aircraft from or abound for the country. The DNB only applies to commercial air travel.