Federal Air Travel Restrictions for Public Health Purposes—United States, June 2007-May 2008

In Jun 2007, federal agencies developed a public health Do Not Board (DNB) list, enabling domestic and international public health officials to request that persons with communicable diseases who meet specific criteria and pose a serious threat to the public be restricted from boarding commercial ai...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2008-12, Vol.300 (23), p.2720-2722
Main Authors: Penfield, S, Flood, J, Lang, W, Zanker, M, Haddad, MB, Alvarado-Ramy, F, Leidel, L, Fowler, G, Modi, S, Brown, C, Averhoff, F, Cetron, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
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Air travel
Disease prevention
Government agencies
Public health
Public safety
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Summary:In Jun 2007, federal agencies developed a public health Do Not Board (DNB) list, enabling domestic and international public health officials to request that persons with communicable diseases who meet specific criteria and pose a serious threat to the public be restricted from boarding commercial aircraft departing from or arriving in the US. The public health DNB list is managed by CDC and the US Department of Homeland Security. Here, Penfield et al summarize the results of CDC's analysis describing the experience with the public health DNB list, which indicated that CDC received requests for inclusion of 42 persons on the public health DNB list, all with suspected or confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis. Among other things, a CDC editorial note is included.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.300.23.2720