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cord-304031-poh3te9j	Leder, K.	Respiratory infections during air travel	2005-01-13		.txt	text/plain	4521	241	50	Issues regarding cabin air quality and the potential risks of transmission of respiratory infections during flight have been investigated and debated previously, but, with the advent of severe acute respiratory syndrome and influenza outbreaks, these issues have recently taken on heightened importance. Confined space, limited ventilation, prolonged exposure times and recirculating air, all common to air travel, are demonstrated risk factors for the transmission of upper respiratory tract infections in other settings and create the potential for the spread of respiratory pathogens during flight. Aspects of the aircraft cabin environment that influence the potential transmission of respiratory pathogens on airplanes will be outlined here and then the Internal Medicine Journal 2005; 35: 50-55 evidence for the occurrence of outbreaks of respiratory illness among airline passengers will be reviewed. The majority of patients (68%) had recently completed a series of commercial aircraft flights, and the authors concluded that air travel played a role in the transmission of disease among the 60 infected persons.	./cache/cord-304031-poh3te9j.txt	./txt/cord-304031-poh3te9j.txt