Concentrations and size distributions of airborne influenza A viruses measured indoors at a health centre, a day-care centre and on aeroplanes

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 8, Issue 61, 2011, Pages 1176-1184

  Yang, Wan ^a   Elankumaran, Subbiah ^b   Marr, Linsey C ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol transmission; Bioaerosol; Deposition; Emissions; Influenza; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL SAMPLES; AEROSOL TRANSMISSION; BIOAEROSOLS; DEPOSITION FLUXES; FILTER EXTRACTS; FINE PARTICLES; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INHALATION DOSE; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE- POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOURCE STRENGTH; VIRAL GENOME; VIRUS CONCENTRATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE; TISSUE CULTURE;

VIRUSES;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE VIRUS; AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; FILTER; HEALTH CENTER; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS CONCENTRATION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AIRCRAFT; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; GENOME, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

EID: 79959405146     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0686     Document Type: Article

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