Air Travel and Communicable Diseases: Status of Research Efforts and Action Still Needed to Develop Federal Preparedness Plan | NLM

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Air Travel and Communicable Diseases: Status of Research Efforts and Action Still Needed to Develop Federal Preparedness Plan

06/23/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Published: 6/23/2020. This 16-page Congressional testimony discusses how COVID-19 is only the latest communicable disease threat to raise public health concerns regarding the spread of contagion through air travel. It provides information on the U.S. aviation system’s preparedness to respond to communicable disease threats, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s management of its R&D portfolio, including the extent to which disease transmission on aircraft and at airports has been the focus of FAA research. (PDF)