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US Federal Travel Restrictions for Persons with Higher-Risk Exposures to Communicable Diseases of Public Health Concern

Published guidance recommends controlled movement for persons with higher-risk exposures (HREs) to communicable diseases of public health concern; US federal public health travel restrictions (PHTRs) might be implemented to enforce these measures. We describe persons eligible for and placed on PHTRs...

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Autores principales: Vonnahme, Laura A., Jungerman, M. Robynne, Gulati, Reena K., Illig, Petra, Alvarado-Ramy, Francisco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5711296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29155659
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2313.170386
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Jungerman, M. Robynne
Gulati, Reena K.
Illig, Petra
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description Published guidance recommends controlled movement for persons with higher-risk exposures (HREs) to communicable diseases of public health concern; US federal public health travel restrictions (PHTRs) might be implemented to enforce these measures. We describe persons eligible for and placed on PHTRs because of HREs during 2014–2016. There were 160 persons placed on PHTRs: 142 (89%) involved exposure to Ebola virus, 16 (10%) to Lassa fever virus, and 2 (1%) to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Most (90%) HREs were related to an epidemic. No persons attempted to travel; all persons had PHTRs lifted after completion of a maximum disease-specific incubation period or a revised exposure risk classification. PHTR enforced controlled movement and removed risk for disease transmission among travelers who had contacts who refused to comply with public health recommendations. PHTRs are mechanisms to mitigate spread of communicable diseases and might be critical in enhancing health security during epidemics.
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spelling pubmed-57112962017-12-07 US Federal Travel Restrictions for Persons with Higher-Risk Exposures to Communicable Diseases of Public Health Concern Vonnahme, Laura A. Jungerman, M. Robynne Gulati, Reena K. Illig, Petra Alvarado-Ramy, Francisco Emerg Infect Dis Research Published guidance recommends controlled movement for persons with higher-risk exposures (HREs) to communicable diseases of public health concern; US federal public health travel restrictions (PHTRs) might be implemented to enforce these measures. We describe persons eligible for and placed on PHTRs because of HREs during 2014–2016. There were 160 persons placed on PHTRs: 142 (89%) involved exposure to Ebola virus, 16 (10%) to Lassa fever virus, and 2 (1%) to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Most (90%) HREs were related to an epidemic. No persons attempted to travel; all persons had PHTRs lifted after completion of a maximum disease-specific incubation period or a revised exposure risk classification. PHTR enforced controlled movement and removed risk for disease transmission among travelers who had contacts who refused to comply with public health recommendations. PHTRs are mechanisms to mitigate spread of communicable diseases and might be critical in enhancing health security during epidemics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5711296/ /pubmed/29155659 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2313.170386 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5711296/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2313.170386
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