Tuberculosis and Air Travel.pptVIP

Tuberculosis and Air TravelIbrahim Abubakar, MBBS, PhD, FFPHConsultant Epidemiologist / Section HeadTuberculosis SectionRespiratory and Systemic Infections DepartmentCentre for InfectionsColindale, London Talk outline Rationale Evidence base WHO Guidelines NICE HPA Interpretation Rationale Newsworthy - More political than public health International – cross border Evidence No cases of TB disease reported among those known to have been infected with M. tuberculosis during air travel All instances of transmission involved highly infectious (smear positive) cases 2 of whom had MDR