- Title
- Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant from an infected aircrew member on a short-haul domestic flight, Australia 2021
- Creator
- Williamson, Kirsten M.; Butler, Michelle; Elton, Benjamin; Taylor, Joanne; Islam, Fakhrul; Douglas, Michael P.; Kirk, Martyn D.; Durrheim, David N.
- Relation
- Journal of Travel Medicine Vol. 29, Issue 8, no. taac144
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taac144
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- In June 2021, when COVID-19 incidence in Australia was low, a COVID-19 (Delta variant) cluster occurred on an 81-minute domestic flight, with an aircrew member as the likely source. Outbreak investigation demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 may be transmitted during short-haul flights and that mask use protected against infection.
- Subject
- COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Delta; variant; flight; aircraft; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1483624
- Identifier
- uon:51149
- Identifier
- ISSN:1195-1982
- Language
- eng
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