Quantifying proximity, confinement, and interventions in disease outbreaks: a decision support framework for air-transported pathogens
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Abstract
The inability to communicate how infectious diseases are transmitted in human environments has triggered avoidance of interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic. We define a metric, Effective ReBreathed Volume (ERBV), that encapsulates how infectious pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, transport in air. ERBV separates environmental transport from other factors in the chain of infection, allowing quantitative comparisons among situations. Particle size affects transport, removal onto surfaces, and elimination by mitigation measures, so ERBV is presented for a range of exhaled particle diameters: 1, ...
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Author(s)
Bond, Tami C; Bosco-Lauth, Angela; Farmer, Delphine K.; Francisco, Paul W.; Piercer, Jeffrey R.; Fedak, Kristen M.; Ham, Jay M.; Jathar, Shantanu H.; VandeWoude, Sue
Date Issued
2021-02-19
Format
born digital; articlesCollections
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