Influenza A virus is transmissible via aerosolized fomites

dc.creatorAsadi, Sima
dc.creatorGaaloul ben Hnia, Nassima
dc.creatorBarre, Ramya S.
dc.creatorWexler, Anthony S.
dc.creatorRistenpart, William D.
dc.creatorBouvier, Nicole M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-19T16:38:12Z
dc.date.available2020-09-19T16:38:12Z
dc.date.created2020-08-18
dc.description.abstractenglishInfluenza viruses are presumed, but not conclusively known, to spread among humans by several possible routes. We provide evidence of a mode of transmission seldom considered for influenza: airborne virus transport on microscopic particles called “aerosolized fomites.” In the guinea pig model of influenza virus transmission, we show that the airborne particulates produced by infected animals are mainly non-respiratory in origin. Surprisingly, we find that an uninfected, virus-immune guinea pig whose body is contaminated with influenza virus can transmit the virus through the air to a susceptible partner in a separate cage. We further demonstrate that aerosolized fomites can be generated from inanimate objects, such as by manually rubbing a paper tissue contaminated with influenza virus. Our data suggest that aerosolized fomites may contribute to influenza virus transmission in animal models of human influenza, if not among humans themselves, with important but understudied implications for public health.spa
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17888-wspa
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723spa
dc.identifier.otherhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17888-wspa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12010/13489
dc.language.isoengspa
dc.publisherNature Communicationsspa
dc.rights.accessrightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessspa
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dc.sourcereponame:Expeditio Repositorio Institucional UJTLspa
dc.sourceinstname:Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozanospa
dc.subjectvirusspa
dc.subjectvia aerosolized fomitesspa
dc.subjectInfluenza Aspa
dc.subject.lembSíndrome respiratorio agudo gravespa
dc.subject.lembCOVID-19spa
dc.subject.lembSARS-CoV-2spa
dc.subject.lembCoronavirusspa
dc.titleInfluenza A virus is transmissible via aerosolized fomitesspa
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501spa
dc.type.hasversioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionspa
dc.type.localArtículospa

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