Influenza A virus is transmissible via aerosolized fomites

Sima Asadi; Nassima Gaaloul ben Hnia; Ramya S. Barre; Anthony S. Wexler; William D. Ristenpart; Nicole M. Bouvier

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17888-w

Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Influenza A virus is transmissible via aerosolized fomites

Sima Asadi,
Nassima Gaaloul ben Hnia,
Ramya S. Barre,
Anthony S. Wexler,
William D. Ristenpart,
Nicole M. Bouvier

Affiliations

Sima Asadi: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California Davis
Nassima Gaaloul ben Hnia: Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ramya S. Barre: Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Anthony S. Wexler: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis
William D. Ristenpart: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California Davis
Nicole M. Bouvier: Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17888-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Influenza viruses are believed to transmit through the air as respiratory droplets or aerosols. In the guinea pig model, Asadi et al. show that influenza virus can also be transmitted as aerosolized fomites, which are microscopic dust particles stirred up from a virus-contaminated environment.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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