A Pathogen’s Passport: Implications of an Increasingly Connected World

Throughout history, human travel has been heavily implicated in the spread of infectious disease. Increased connectivity via air travel can further facilitate the geographic spread of infectious diseases to vulnerable countries. Tuite and colleagues describe trends in international air passenger numbers and connectivity between countries with different capacities to detect and respond to infectious disease threats.

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