U.S. Focusing on Disease Spread Through Air Travel
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U.S. government health agencies are strengthening ties to airlines and aviation regulators to guard against the spread of infectious diseases or other deadly agents aboard commercial aircraft, federal officials said on Wednesday.
“With the potential of dramatic economic losses caused either by viruses or terrorists with viruses, a proactive posture rather than a reactive posture is an absolute necessity,” said Rep. John Mica, a Florida Republican and chairman of the House aviation subcommittee.
“With over 1.6 billion passengers traveling worldwide each year on commercial air carriers, there is a real threat that these sometimes deadly diseases can be transmitted around the world in a matter of hours,” Mica told a hearing attended by government health and aviation experts.
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What, they’re actually being pre-emptive? Fantastic! Now, let’s see if they can do anything…
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