Pandemic Passenger Screening For Airports

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 22:42 in Health & Medicine

Four major US national laboratories have worked together to develop a computer model to help airport authorities screen passengers for pandemic influenza. The tool can help estimate false negatives, people with influenza who slip through the screening process, and so assess the risk of infected passengers unknowingly spreading disease across the nation.

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