US: CDC wants better data to manage global communicable diseases

To better understand how diseases travel with international airline passengers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking advanced global aviation intelligence data and analytical tools to enhance the agency’s ability to analyse global aviation patterns. The CDC said it needs more advanced data and tools because air travel has become an increasingly common conduit for the spread of disease. The CDC wants to be able to do online queries on a database that includes airline schedules dating back 5 years and 1 year into the future; historical passenger data dating back 5 years; and DoT data on the flight as well as on the origin and destination and itinerary of passengers. The data and tools will be used to provide reports to US and international public health partners. <br/>