Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6126284 | Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
These reports support the need to be alert to the possibility of tuberculosis transmission on buses or trains. However, they do not offer the quantitative estimate of risk needed for defining policy regarding contact tracing for persons exposed on buses or trains. Decisions to carry out contact investigations should take into account the proximity to the index case, duration of exposure, and other risk factors that may affect the infectiousness of the case or the susceptibility of the contact. Additional reports taking these factors into consideration would help clarify the risk of tuberculosis transmission on public transport.
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Authors
Paul J. Edelson, M. Phypers,