Abstract
We conducted a cohort study in a controlled environment to measure asymptomatic transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on a flight from Italy to South Korea. Our results suggest that stringent global regulations are necessary for the prevention of transmission of this virus on aircraft.
Keywords: COVID-19; Italy; SARS-CoV-2; South Korea; aircraft; asymptomatic transmission; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
Publication types
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
- Adult
- Air Travel*
- Aircraft
- Asymptomatic Infections / epidemiology*
- Betacoronavirus
- COVID-19
- Cohort Studies
- Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
- Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
- Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
- Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control
- Disease Transmission, Infectious / statistics & numerical data*
- Female
- Humans
- Italy / epidemiology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pandemics / prevention & control
- Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
- Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
- Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
- Republic of Korea / epidemiology
- SARS-CoV-2
- Travel-Related Illness*