title: Screening for influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, Auckland International Airport, New Zealand.
abstract: Entry screening for influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 at Auckland International Airport, New Zealand, detected 4 cases, which were later confirmed, among 456,518 passengers arriving April 27-June 22, 2009. On the basis of national influenza surveillance data, which suggest that ≈69 infected travelers passed through the airport, sensitivity for screening was only 5.8%.
authors.affiliation: Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hoskins
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D059028:Airports; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014195:Travel