COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask …

K Escandón, AL Rasmussen, II Bogoch… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Scientists across disciplines, policymakers, and journalists have voiced frustration at the
unprecedented polarization and misinformation around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

A review on measurements of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in air in outdoor and indoor environments: Implication for airborne transmission

A Dinoi, M Feltracco, D Chirizzi, S Trabucco… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been object of debate in the scientific community
since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. This mechanism of transmission could arise …

Higher airborne pollen concentrations correlated with increased SARS-CoV-2 infection rates, as evidenced from 31 countries across the globe

A Damialis, S Gilles, M Sofiev… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Pollen exposure weakens the immunity against certain seasonal respiratory viruses by
diminishing the antiviral interferon response. Here we investigate whether the same applies …

On-site airborne pathogen detection for infection risk mitigation

G Qiu, X Zhang, AJ deMello, M Yao, J Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Human-infecting pathogens that transmit through the air pose a significant threat to public
health. As a prominent instance, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments: A comprehensive review

J Shen, M Kong, B Dong, MJ Birnkrant… - … and Technology for the …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of deaths and great economic loss globally.
There has been substantial evidence supporting the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 …

On the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and relationship with indoor conditions at a hospital

Z Baboli, N Neisi, AA Babaei, M Ahmadi… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
The limited knowledge about the mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 transmission is a current
challenge on a global scale. Among possible transmission routes, air transfer of the virus is …

Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 spreading under the influence of environmental factors and strategies to tackle the pandemic: A systematic review

Z Asif, Z Chen, S Stranges, X Zhao, R Sadiq… - Sustainable cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 is deemed as the most critical world health calamity of the 21st century, leading to
dramatic life loss. There is a pressing need to understand the multi-stage dynamics …

Airborne concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor community environments in Italy

M Conte, M Feltracco, D Chirizzi, S Trabucco… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
COVID-19 pandemic raised a debate regarding the role of airborne transmission.
Information regarding virus-laden aerosol concentrations is still scarce in community indoors …

“SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted by particulate air pollution”: Misinterpretations of statistical data, skewed citation practices, and misuse of specific terminology spreading …

A Ishmatov - Environmental research, 2022 - Elsevier
In epidemiology, there are still outdated myths associated with the spread of respiratory
infections. Recently, we have witnessed the origination of a new misconception, to the effect …

SARS‐CoV‐2 air sampling: A systematic review on the methodologies for detection and infectivity

PG Silva, PTBS Branco, RRG Soares, JR Mesquita… - Indoor …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review aims to present an overview of the current aerosol sampling methods
(and equipment) being used to investigate the presence of SARS‐CoV‐2 in the air, along …