Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses

Aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 as compared with SARS-CoV-1

van Doremalen, N., Bushmaker, T., Morris, D. H., Holbrook, M. G., Gamble, A., Williamson, B. N., Tamin, A., Harcourt, J. L., Thornburg, N. J., Gerber, S. I., et al. (2020) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejmc2004973 · Cited by 9,951

SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients

Zou, L., Ruan, F., Huang, M., Liang, L., Huang, H., Hong, Z., Yu, J., Kang, M., Song, Y., Xia, J., et al. (2020) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejmc2001737 · Cited by 4,810

Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19

He, X., Lau, E. H. Y., Wu, P., Deng, X., Wang, J., Hao, X., Lau, Y. C., Wong, J. Y., Guan, Y., Tan, X., et al. (2020) · Nature Medicine · doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0869-5 · Cited by 4,247

The reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus

Liu, Y., Gayle, A. A., Wilder-Smith, A., & Rocklöv, J. (2020) · Journal of Travel Medicine · doi:10.1093/jtm/taaa021 · Cited by 3,192

Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England

Davies, N. G., Abbott, S., Barnard, R. C., Jarvis, C. I., Kucharski, A. J., Munday, J. D., Pearson, C. A. B., Russell, T. W., Tully, D. C., Washburne, A. D., et al. (2021) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abg3055 · Cited by 2,581 · cited 1×

Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England

Davies, N. G., Abbott, S., Barnard, R. C., Jarvis, C. I., Kucharski, A. J., Munday, J. D., Pearson, C. A. B., Russell, T. W., Tully, D. C., Washburne, A. D., et al. (2020) · doi:10.1101/2020.12.24.20248822 · Cited by 2,557

Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Narrative Review

Oran, D. P., & Topol, E. J. (2020) · Annals of Internal Medicine · doi:10.7326/m20-3012 · Cited by 2,279

Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

Leung, N. H. L., Chu, D. K. W., Shiu, E. Y. C., Chan, K.-H., McDevitt, J. J., Hau, B. J. P., Yen, H.-L., Li, Y., Ip, D. K. M., Peiris, J. S. M., et al. (2020) · Nature Medicine · doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0843-2 · Cited by 2,270

Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Transmission in a Skilled Nursing Facility

Arons, M. M., Hatfield, K. M., Reddy, S. C., Kimball, A., James, A., Jacobs, J. R., Taylor, J., Spicer, K., Bardossy, A. C., Oakley, L. P., et al. (2020) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejmoa2008457 · Cited by 2,052

Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in different environmental conditions

Chin, A. W. H., Chu, J. T. S., Perera, M. R. A., Hui, K. P. Y., Yen, H.-L., Chan, M. C. W., Peiris, M., & Poon, L. L. M. (2020) · The Lancet Microbe · doi:10.1016/s2666-5247(20)30003-3 · Cited by 1,946

Susceptibility of ferrets, cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals to SARS–coronavirus 2

Shi, J., Wen, Z., Zhong, G., Yang, H., Wang, C., Huang, B., Liu, R., He, X., Shuai, L., Sun, Z., et al. (2020) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abb7015 · Cited by 1,911

Aerodynamic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Two Wuhan Hospitals

Liu, Y., Ning, Z., Chen, Y., Guo, M., Liu, Y., Gali, N. K., Sun, L., Duan, Y., Cai, J., Westerdahl, D., et al. (2020) · Nature · doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2271-3 · Cited by 1,872

Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2: The world should face the reality

Morawska, L., & Cao, J. (2020) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.105730 · Cited by 1,728

High Contagiousness and Rapid Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

Sanche, S., Lin, Y. T., Xu, C., Romero-Severson, E., Hengartner, N., & Ke, R. (2020) · Emerging Infectious Diseases · doi:10.3201/eid2607.200282 · Cited by 1,619

Genomics and epidemiology of the P.1 SARS-CoV-2 lineage in Manaus, Brazil

Faria, N. R., Mellan, T. A., Whittaker, C., Claro, I. M., Candido, D. D. S., Mishra, S., Crispim, M. A. E., Sales, F. C. S., Hawryluk, I., McCrone, J. T., et al. (2021) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abh2644 · Cited by 1,461

Pathogenesis and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in golden hamsters

Sia, S. F., Yan, L.-M., Chin, A. W. H., Fung, K., Choy, K.-T., Wong, A. Y. L., Kaewpreedee, P., Perera, R. A. P. M., Poon, L. L. M., Nicholls, J. M., et al. (2020) · Nature · doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2342-5 · Cited by 1,358

How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

Morawska, L., Tang, J. W., Bahnfleth, W., Bluyssen, P. M., Boerstra, A., Buonanno, G., Cao, J., Dancer, S., Floto, A., Franchimon, F., et al. (2020) · Environment International · doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.105832 · Cited by 1,343

To mask or not to mask: Modeling the potential for face mask use by the general public to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic

Eikenberry, S. E., Mancuso, M., Iboi, E., Phan, T., Eikenberry, K., Kuang, Y., Kostelich, E., & Gumel, A. B. (2020) · Infectious Disease Modelling · doi:10.1016/j.idm.2020.04.001 · Cited by 1,343

Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections

Moriyama, M., Hugentobler, W. J., & Iwasaki, A. (2020) · Annual Review of Virology · doi:10.1146/annurev-virology-012420-022445 · Cited by 1,266

Evidence of Airborne Transmission of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Virus

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Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics

Petersen, E., Koopmans, M., Go, U., Hamer, D. H., Petrosillo, N., Castelli, F., Storgaard, M., Al Khalili, S., & Simonsen, L. (2020) · The Lancet Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30484-9 · Cited by 1,205

It is time to address airborne transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Morawska, L., & Milton, D. K. (2020) · Clinical Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa939 · Cited by 1,189

Time Lines of Infection and Disease in Human Influenza: A Review of Volunteer Challenge Studies

Carrat, F., Vergu, E., Ferguson, N. M., Lemaitre, M., Cauchemez, S., Leach, S., & Valleron, A.-J. (2008) · American Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/aje/kwm375 · Cited by 1,133

Size distribution and sites of origin of droplets expelled from the human respiratory tract during expiratory activities

Morawska, L., Johnson, G. R., Ristovski, Z. D., Hargreaves, M., Mengersen, K., Corbett, S., Chao, C. Y. H., Li, Y., & Katoshevski, D. (2009) · Journal of Aerosol Science · doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2008.11.002 · Cited by 1,129

Characterization of expiration air jets and droplet size distributions immediately at the mouth opening

Chao, C. Y. H., Wan, M. P., Morawska, L., Johnson, G. R., Ristovski, Z. D., Hargreaves, M., Mengersen, K., Corbett, S., Li, Y., Xie, X., et al. (2009) · Journal of Aerosol Science · doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2008.10.003 · Cited by 1,087

The airborne lifetime of small speech droplets and their potential importance in SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Stadnytskyi, V., Bax, C. E., Bax, A., & Anfinrud, P. (2020) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2006874117 · Cited by 1,077

Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions: Potential Implications for Reducing Transmission of COVID-19

Bourouiba, L. (2020) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4756 · Cited by 1,066

Aerosol and Surface Distribution of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Hospital Wards, Wuhan, China, 2020

Guo, Z.-D., Wang, Z.-Y., Zhang, S.-F., Li, X., Li, L., Li, C., Cui, Y., Fu, R.-B., Dong, Y.-Z., Chi, X.-Y., et al. (2020) · Emerging Infectious Diseases · doi:10.3201/eid2607.200885 · Cited by 1,065

Role of ventilation in airborne transmission of infectious agents in the built environment ? a multidisciplinary systematic review

Li, Y., Leung, G. M., Tang, J. W., Yang, X., Chao, C. Y. H., Lin, J. Z., Lu, J. W., Nielsen, P. V., Niu, J., Qian, H., et al. (2007) · Indoor Air · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0668.2006.00445.x · Cited by 1,055

SARS-CoV-2 Transmission From People Without COVID-19 Symptoms

Johansson, M. A., Quandelacy, T. M., Kada, S., Prasad, P. V., Steele, M., Brooks, J. T., Slayton, R. B., Biggerstaff, M., & Butler, J. C. (2021) · JAMA Network Open · doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35057 · Cited by 1,025

The Effects of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Viability of the SARS Coronavirus

Chan, K. H., Peiris, J. S. M., Lam, S. Y., Poon, L. L. M., Yuen, K. Y., & Seto, W. H. (2011) · Advances in Virology · doi:10.1155/2011/734690 · Cited by 979

How far droplets can move in indoor environments ? revisiting the Wells evaporation?falling curve

Xie, X., Li, Y., Chwang, A. T. Y., Ho, P. L., & Seto, W. H. (2007) · Indoor Air · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0668.2007.00469.x · Cited by 966

Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients

Chia, P. Y., Coleman, K. K., Tan, Y. K., Ong, S. W. X., Gum, M., Lau, S. K., Lim, X. F., Lim, A. S., Sutjipto, S., Lee, P. H., et al. (2020) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16670-2 · Cited by 934

AIRBORNE SPREAD OF MEASLES IN A SUBURBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

RILEY, E. C., MURPHY, G., & RILEY, R. L. (1978) · American Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112560 · Cited by 932

Aerosol and surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 observed in quarantine and isolation care

Santarpia, J. L., Rivera, D. N., Herrera, V. L., Morwitzer, M. J., Creager, H. M., Santarpia, G. W., Crown, K. K., Brett-Major, D. M., Schnaubelt, E. R., Broadhurst, M. J., et al. (2020) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-020-69286-3 · Cited by 930

Ten scientific reasons in support of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Greenhalgh, T., Jimenez, J. L., Prather, K. A., Tufekci, Z., Fisman, D., & Schooley, R. (2021) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00869-2 · Cited by 930

Aerosol Emission and Superemission during Human Speech Increase with Voice Loudness

Asadi, S., Wexler, A. S., Cappa, C. D., Barreda, S., Bouvier, N. M., & Ristenpart, W. D. (2019) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-019-38808-z · Cited by 919

Transmissibility and transmission of respiratory viruses

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Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2

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The size and the duration of air-carriage of respiratory droplets and droplet-nuclei

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Violent expiratory events: on coughing and sneezing

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Review of Aerosol Transmission of Influenza A virus

Tellier, R. (2006) · Emerging Infectious Diseases · doi:10.3201/eid1211.060426 · Cited by 803

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event

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The basic reproduction number (R0) of measles: a systematic review

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The size distribution of droplets in the exhaled breath of healthy human subjects

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Probable airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a poorly ventilated restaurant

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Far-UVC light (222 nm) efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses

Buonanno, M., Welch, D., Shuryak, I., & Brenner, D. J. (2020) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-020-67211-2 · Cited by 686

Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients

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Influenza Virus Aerosols in Human Exhaled Breath: Particle Size, Culturability, and Effect of Surgical Masks

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Factors involved in the aerosol transmission of infection and control of ventilation in healthcare premises

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Modality of human expired aerosol size distributions

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Clustering and superspreading potential of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Hong Kong

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The effect of environmental parameters on the survival of airborne infectious agents

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Risk of indoor airborne infection transmission estimated from carbon dioxide concentration: Indoor airborne transmission of infectious diseases

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Particle Sizes of Infectious Aerosols: Implications for Infection Control

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SARS-CoV-2 detection, viral load and infectivity over the course of an infection

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ON AIR-BORNE INFECTION*

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Aerosol transmission of influenza A virus: a review of new studies

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Infectious virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic seasonal influenza cases from a college community

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Airborne spread of infectious agents in the indoor environment

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The flow physics of COVID-19

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Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in two Indian states

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Flow Physics of COVID-19

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A guideline to limit indoor airborne transmission of COVID-19

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Modelling aerosol transport and virus exposure with numerical simulations in relation to SARS-CoV-2 transmission by inhalation indoors

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Aerosol Deposition in Health and Disease

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The Mechanism of Breath Aerosol Formation

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Consideration of the Aerosol Transmission for COVID-19 and Public Health

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Mechanistic insights into the effect of humidity on airborne influenza virus survival, transmission and incidence

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Far-UVC light: A new tool to control the spread of airborne-mediated microbial diseases

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Detection of Airborne Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus and Environmental Contamination in SARS Outbreak Units

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Measurements of Airborne Influenza Virus in Aerosol Particles from Human Coughs

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Thermal mapping of the airways in humans

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Effectiveness of Face Masks in Preventing Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

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Transmission heterogeneities, kinetics, and controllability of SARS-CoV-2

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Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

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Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Theoretical Considerations and Available Evidence

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Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation

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Aerosol Transmission of Infectious Disease

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Airflow and Particle Transport in the Human Respiratory System

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Small droplet aerosols in poorly ventilated spaces and SARS-CoV-2 transmission

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Face mask use in the general population and optimal resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Short-range airborne route dominates exposure of respiratory infection during close contact

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Exaggerated risk of transmission of COVID-19 by fomites

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The fluid dynamics of disease transmission

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Outdoor transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses: a systematic review

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High Temperature (30°C) Blocks Aerosol but Not Contact Transmission of Influenza Virus

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Aerosol transmission is an important mode of influenza A virus spread

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients in Earlier Stages Exhaled Millions of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Per Hour

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SOME VIRUS ISOLATIONS FROM COMMON COLDS

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Evaporation and dispersion of respiratory droplets from coughing

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