Ann Infect Dis Epidemiol | Volume 2, Issue 4 | Research Article | Open Access

Commuter Pathways and Epidemic Disease: A Brief Report

Tom Koch^*

Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Canada

^*Correspondance to: Tom Koch 

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Abstract

This brief report describes the potential utility of federally collected, commuter survey data to an understanding of disease propagation at varying scales. It argues this data provides a unique resource for identifying, and then quantifying, the potential for bacterial or viral passage in a city and more importantly between cities. Its focus extends the work of others on air travel and primarily international disease diffusion to finer scales of address of potential concern to local and regional public health officials and researchers. In one sentence: A consideration of commuter data promises a better way to both predict disease incidence at various scales and to effectively promote programs for its concern.

Keywords:

Commuter pathways; Diffusion; Epidemiology; Public health; Viral diffusion

Citation:

Koch T. Commuter Pathways and Epidemic Disease: A Brief Report. Ann Infect Dis Epidemiol. 2017;2(4):1023.