Measles transmission risk during commercial air travel
Measles transmission on aircraft is an established risk, especially for persons that are unvaccinated, and can affect passengers seated outside of the rows immediately around the index case. The available information suggests many barriers to provision of post exposure prophylaxis, and routine vaccination likely remains the best protection against measles outbreaks associated with air travel. However, most studies were designed and reported in a way that did not support robust analysis of the best approaches to contact investigation or the most effective way to prevent secondary cases.
Authors
- Alida M. Gertz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8025-3793)
- Sundari Mase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5363-0637)
- Adria D Mathis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1119-095X)
- Shannon Gearhart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9005-830X)
- Clive Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8858-4578)
- Samantha Swisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-8072)
- Faruque Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4384-5527)
- Lisa Rubin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5819-5029)
- Thai-An Nguyen
- Emma Shearer
- Kristen Pringle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7154-7874)
- George A. Pourakis
- Karla Bagley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3448-0130)
- Nyjah Willis-Downing
Institutions
- Kennedy Krieger Institute (US)
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (US)
- Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (US)
- National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (US)
- Epidemic Intelligence Service (US)
- CDC Foundation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Travel Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaf090
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Travel-related health issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76