Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
DOI10.5281/zenodo.4984593Zenodo4984593MaRDI QIDQ6718514FDOQ6718514
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James J. McDevitt, Yuguo Li, Wing-Hong Seto, Dennis K. M. Ip, Gabriel M. Leung, J. S. Malik Peiris, Kwok-Hung Chan, Benjamin J. Cowling, Hui-Ling Yen, Eunice Y. C. Shiu, Daniel K. W. Chu, Nancy H. L. Leung, Donald K. Milton, Benien J. P. Hau
Publication date: 26 March 2020
We identified seasonal human coronaviruses, influenza viruses and rhinoviruses in the exhaled breath and coughs of children and adults with acute respiratory illness. Surgical face masks significantly reduced detection of influenza virus RNA in respiratory droplets and coronavirus RNA in aerosols, with a marginally significant reduction in coronavirus RNA in respiratory droplets. Our results indicate that surgical facemasks could prevent transmission of human coronaviruses and influenza viruses from symptomatic individuals.
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