Effect of containment strategies for respiratory diseases on infections imported via international travel to the USA: a modelling study
A <i>Combined</i> strategy of pre-travel PCR testing and mask-wearing would most effectively reduce respiratory infection among international travellers and airline/airport workers, but would still allow a substantial number of infections to enter the USA, especially when the pathogen is highly transmissible.
Authors
- Edward Thomas Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0169-394X)
- Emily P. Hyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8721-106X)
- Andrea Ciaranello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4268-3263)
- Satoshi Koiso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7542-1801)
- Hannah Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8803-0694)
- Kenneth A Freedberg
- Regina C LaRocque
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105013
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00