Airport arrivals screening during pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in New South Wales, Australia.

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of airport screening in New South Wales during pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza.

Design, Setting And Participants: Analysis of data collected at clinics held at Sydney Airport, and of all notified cases of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, between 28 April 2009 and 18 June 2009.

Main Outcome Measures: Case detection rate per 100,000 passengers screened, sensitivity, positive predictive value and specificity of airport screening.