Rapid identification of imported influenza viruses at Xiamen International Airport via an active surveillance program.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The cross-border transmission of infectious diseases is a worldwide public health issue. Current border screening measures are insufficiently sensitive. The study objectives were to describe the epidemiologic pattern of influenza infection among incoming travellers at Xiamen International Airport during nonpandemic periods and to assess the performance of a rapid influenza diagnostic test in border screening.

Methods

Between May 2015 and May 2016, travellers with influenza-like illnesses entering China at Xiamen International Airport were screened with a rapid test, Flu Dot-ELISA, and the collected specimens were further subjected to virus isolation and phylogenetic analysis.

Results

Of the 1 540 076 incoming travellers, 1224 cases of influenza-like illness

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7128276 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature