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Comment
. 2014 Feb;14(2):99.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70358-X.

Predicting the potential for within-flight transmission and global dissemination of MERS

Brian J Coburn  1 , Sally Blower  2
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Predicting the potential for within-flight transmission and global dissemination of MERS

Brian J Coburn et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Feb.

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Aug;15(8):875. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00175-9. Epub 2015 Jul 19. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015. PMID: 26227754 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Within-flight transmission of MERS-CoV Each probablity distribution is based on 10 000 scenarios with different levels of index-case infectivity. Red lines represent predictions for which the index case travels by economy, and blue lines represent travel by first class. Solid lines represent predictions for a 5 h flight and dotted lines show predictions for a 13 h flight. (A) The predicted number of infections caused by one infectious case of MERS during a long-distance flight. (B) The predicted per-passenger risk of infection due to one infectious case of MERS during a long-distance flight.
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