Molecular surveillance of respiratory viruses with bioaerosol sampling in an airport

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines

卷:4

Myagmarsukh Yondon¹  Juliana Zemke¹  Emily S. Bailey¹  Gregory C. Gray¹  Jessica Y. Choi¹ 

[1] Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University;

关键词: Respiratory viruses;    Bioaerosol;    Epidemiology;    Air travel;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40794-018-0071-7

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Recognizing that crowded, high-traffic airports and airplanes have been implicated in respiratory disease transmission, we partnered with administrators of Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU) in conducting a pilot study of aerosol surveillance for respiratory viruses at RDU. From January to March 2018 we used NIOSH 2-stage samplers to collect 150 min aerosol samples in crowded areas at RDU. Four (17%) of the 24 samples were positive for known respiratory pathogens including influenza D virus and adenovirus. These results suggest the feasibility of employing bioaerosol surveillance techniques in public transportation areas, such as airports, as a noninvasive way to detect and characterize novel respiratory viruses.

【 授权许可】

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