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Airport COVID-19 Testing of Travelers: An Island Destination Perspective
Purpose of ReviewTo highlight recent literature on airport COVID-19 testing studies among travelers at international borders and to identify factors...
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Cost effectiveness and decision analysis for national airport screening options to reduce risk of COVID-19 introduction in Uganda, 2020
IntroductionEarly during the COVID-19 outbreak, various approaches were utilized to prevent COVID-19 introductions from incoming airport travellers....
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Projecting the economic burden of health impacts of aircraft noise: a case study of Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
BackgroundWhile the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) in the United States optimizes flight patterns, it has led to the unintended...
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International health regulations and pre-travel health practices of international travelers at Nigerian airport: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundInternational Health Regulations (IHR) were developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to curb the trans-border spread of epidemics....
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Reconstructing the COVID-19 incidence in India using airport screening data in Japan
BackgroundA major epidemic of COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) occurred in India from March to July 2021, resulting in 19 million...
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Detection of imported COVID-19 cases worldwide: early assessment of airport entry screening, 24 January until 17 February 2020
The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of entry screening measures applied at airports in response to the COVID-19 epidemic worldwide....
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Assessment of fever screening at airports in detecting domestic passengers infected with SARS-CoV-2, 2020–2022, Okinawa prefecture, Japan
BackgroundWhile airport screening measures for COVID-19 infected passengers at international airports worldwide have been greatly relaxed,...
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Locating helicopter ambulance bases in Iceland: efficient and fair solutions
BackgroundFixed-wing air ambulances play an important role in healthcare in rural Iceland. More frequent use of helicopter ambulances has been...
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Characterizing temporal trends in populations exposed to aircraft noise around U.S. airports: 1995–2015
BackgroundAircraft noise is a key concern for communities surrounding airports, with increasing evidence for health effects and inequitable...
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The Role of Physician Advocacy in Supporting Policy Change That Reduces Leaded Aviation Gasoline Emissions
BackgroundLeaded aviation gasoline (AvGas) accounts for 70%, or 935,082 pounds, of total lead emissions in the United States and has been repeatedly...
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Cross-sectional survey of SARS-CoV-2 testing at US airports and one health department’s proactive management of travelers
BackgroundMany health departments and private enterprises began offering SARS-CoV-2 testing to travelers at US airports in 2020. Persons with...
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Assessing core capacities for addressing public health emergencies of international concern at designated points of entry in cameroon during the COVID-19 Pandemic
BackgroundPoints of Entry (POEs) are at the frontline for prevention, detection and response to international spread of diseases. The objective of...
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Comparative analysis of COVID-19 and influenza prevalence among Egyptian pilgrims returning from Hajj and Umrah in 2022: epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and genomic sequencing
PurposeTo describe the changes that occurred in the SARS-CoV-2 and influenza Prevalence, epidemiology, clinical picture, and prevalent genotypes...
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Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene in pregnant women in a Northeastern U.S. city: socioeconomic disparity and contributions from air pollution sources
BackgroundMaternal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), ubiquitous constituents of air pollution, has been associated with adverse...
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Analysis of current methods and Welfare concerns in the transport of 118 horses by commercial air cargo companies
BackgroundStudies on equine air transport practices and consequences are scarce. This prospective study aimed to describe horse and air journey...
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Burn or trauma scoring: experience of the burn unit of the Queen Astrid Military Hospital during the terror attacks on 22 March 2016
PurposeOn 22 March 2016, the burn unit (BU) of Queen Astrid Military Hospital assessed a surge in severely injured victims from terror attacks at the...
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SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen screening of asymptomatic employees: a pilot project
SettingRapid antigen screening can be effective in identifying infectious individuals in occupational settings to reduce transmission and outbreaks....
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Phased repatriation of Lebanese expatriates stranded abroad during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
BackgroundThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic represents a serious worldwide threat. Stranded Lebanese citizens abroad appealed to the...
