Molecular surveillance of respiratory viruses with bioaerosol sampling in an airport

Emily S. Bailey; Jessica Y. Choi; Juliana Zemke; Myagmarsukh Yondon; Gregory C. Gray

doi:10.1186/s40794-018-0071-7

Molecular surveillance of respiratory viruses with bioaerosol sampling in an airport

Emily S. Bailey, Jessica Y. Choi, Juliana Zemke, Myagmarsukh Yondon, Gregory C. Gray

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	11
Journal	Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-018-0071-7
State	Published - Sep 17 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Air travel
Bioaerosol
Epidemiology
Respiratory viruses

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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