Airline Guidance
Reporting Death or Illness
The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations [42 CFR 70.11 and 71.21] contains requirements for reporting death and illness to CDC that occur on domestic flights between U.S. states and territories, and on international flights arriving to the United States.
Managing Ill Passengers/Crew
Measles
Infection Control Guidelines
Recommendations from Health Information for International Travel 2016 (CDC Yellow Book)
Tuberculosis
- CDC Tuberculosis home page
- Tuberculosis and Air Travel: Guidelines for Prevention and Control, 3nd Edition (World Health Organization, 2008) pdf icon[PDF – 65 pages]external icon
Other Communicable Disease Resources
Page last reviewed: December 12, 2019