The Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences
sponsored a meeting of technical experts in Washington DC on September 17 and
18, 2009 entitled Research
on the Transmission of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft: A
Symposium. The symposium featured presentations on research related to
the transmission of disease on aircraft and/or in airports and provided an
opportunity to discuss ongoing work, share data, and identify research gaps. Two
members of the AFA-CWA Air Safety, Health and Security Department staff,
Director Chris Witkowski and OSHA Specialist Dinkar Mokadam, participated in the
meeting and submitted written
proposals for research into transmission of diseases on airplanes and in
airports, via airborne and contact routes. Such research could
yield significant benefits to flight attendants.
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AFA research recommendations to TRB 20090918.pdf
