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Mass Thermography Screening for Infection and Prevention: A Review of the Clinical Effectiveness [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; 2014 Nov 19.

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Mass Thermography Screening for Infection and Prevention: A Review of the Clinical Effectiveness [Internet].

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One prospective study found that infrared thermography readings correlated moderately well with temperature readings taken using a conventional method (oral, aural, or axillary). One prospective study and four retrospective studies found that fever screening using a combination of infrared thermography, health declaration forms, and a conventional method at international airports had low sensitivity for detecting influenza viruses and dengue fever. There were no studies that assessed how border control strategies would mitigate the risk of disease outbreaks.

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