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A fundamental limit to the effectiveness of traveller screening with molecular tests | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core

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By Kate M Bubar, Casey Middleton, Daniel B. Larremore, Katelyn M. Gostic
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A fundamental limit to the effectiveness of traveller screening with molecular tests | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core

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By Kate M Bubar, Casey Middleton, Daniel B. Larremore, Katelyn M. Gostic
| Epidemiology and Infection Verified
Introduction Screening travellers at airports is a common countermeasure used to prevent or delay the geographical spread of infection during an infectious disease outbreak. However, scenario modelling [Reference Gostic, Kucharski and Lloyd-Smith1–Reference Quilty5] and overwhelming empirical evidence [Reference Wilder-Smith, Goh and Paton6–Reference Cohen10] show that syndromic and questionnaire-based screening programmes are typically ineffective.
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Fundamental limits to the effectiveness of traveler screening with molecular tests

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By Kate M Bubar, Casey Middleton, Daniel B. Larremore, Katelyn M. Gostic
| medRxiv
D.B.L. is a member of the scientific advisory board of Darwin BioSciences. The authors declare that they have no other competing interests. The opinions expressed in this article are the authors' own and do not reflect the view of the Centers for Disease Control, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the United States government.
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