Originally Posted by
Pinkman
There are loads of instances every year where this happens on aircraft.
Could you kindly give us some references to support this. I tried googling it and found a few references to 4 passengers catching TB on a US Air flight, in 1995.
This is what the
CDC says about it:
Are international travelers at risk of getting drug-resistant TB while traveling?
Although MDR and XDR TB are occurring globally, they are still rare. HIV-infected travelers are at greatest risk if they come in contact with a person with MDR or XDR TB. All travelers should avoid high risk settings where there are no infection control measures in place.
Documented places where transmission has occurred include crowded hospitals, prisons, homeless shelters, and other settings where susceptible persons come in contact with persons with TB disease.
Air travel itself carries a relatively low risk of infection with TB of any kind.
Thank you.