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We evaluated effectiveness of thermal passenger screening for 2019-nCoV infection at airport exit and entry to inform public health decision-making. In our baseline scenario, we estimated that 46% (95% confidence interval: 36 to 58) of infected travellers would not be detected, depending on incubation period, sensitivity of exit and entry screening, and proportion of asymptomatic cases. Airport screening is unlikely to detect a sufficient proportion of 2019-nCoV infected travellers to avoid entry of infected travellers.

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Effectiveness of airport screening at detecting travellers infected with novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Billy+J+Quilty&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Quilty Billy J</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sam+Clifford&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Clifford Sam</a>, <a href="/search?value1=CMMID+nCoV+working+group2&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">CMMID nCoV working group2</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Stefan+Flasche&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Flasche Stefan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rosalind+M+Eggo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Eggo Rosalind M</a></span>. Effectiveness of airport screening at detecting travellers infected with novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(5):pii=2000080. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.5.2000080" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.5.2000080</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 30 Jan 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 06 Feb 2020 </span> </p>
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