Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

January 28, 2020

Pneumonia of Unknown Etiology in Wuhan, China: Potential for International Spread Via Commercial Air Travel

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  • Authors used International Air Transport Association data to quantify traveler volume originating from Wuhan in 2018 from Jan-march, accounting for roughly 90% of all commercial travel. They present these data alongside Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index scores for high-volume-receiving countries. Authors identified no U.S. airports suggesting volume of travel from Wuhan to the U.S. is less than to many other regions.

Bogoch et al. (Jan 2020). Pneumonia of Unknown Etiology in Wuhan, China: Potential for International Spread Via Commercial Air Travel. J Travel Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaa008