Wilder-Smith Annelies, Paton Nicholas I, Goh Kee Tai
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore.
Trop Med Int Health. 2003 Nov;8(11):1035-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1360-2276.2003.01133.x.
The risk of transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) on airplanes is of major concern to the public and airline industry. We examined data from flights to Singapore with SARS patients on board in order to assess this risk. In-flight transmission occurred only in one of the three flights with symptomatic SARS patients on board. The incidence was estimated to be 1 out of 156 passengers. The risk of in-flight transmission of SARS appears to be far lower than that reported for influenza, but may be increased with superspreaders on board.
严重急性呼吸综合征(SARS)在飞机上传播的风险是公众和航空业主要关注的问题。我们检查了搭载SARS患者前往新加坡航班的数据,以评估这种风险。在有症状的SARS患者乘坐的三个航班中,只有一个航班发生了机上传播。发病率估计为每156名乘客中有1例。SARS的机上传播风险似乎远低于流感的报告风险,但如果飞机上有超级传播者,风险可能会增加。