Bird flu (H5N1) primarily affects birds but has spread to mammals, including humans. While human transmission remains rare, ...

H5N1 bird flu poses a potential threat, potentially leading to an airborne pandemic. Increased cases in the US have led to ...

The workshop will cover the latest scientific evidence about airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and discuss critical research gaps to inform prevention policies. Participants will include experts ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

Airborne transmission of respiratory infections, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, has become a critical area of research. Understanding how viruses spread through the air and ...

To better understand the dynamics of airborne transmission and inform future preparations, Dr Richard Sear, Associate Professor at Surrey’s School of Mathematics and Physics, explored how the ...

Air cleaners and ventilation systems, meant to reduce airborne infections in hospitals, may have unexpected effects, ...

Understanding the role fomites, including dust, dander and feathers, and other factors play in the transmission of highly ...

Researchers monitored indoor air quality in the buffet, gym, bar, restaurant, pub, theater and standard double occupancy ...

Another late-2024 study found that viral shedding, the expulsion of viral particles, in the air related to transmissibility ...

Using CO 2 concentrations as a proxy for exhaled breath, the study found the probability of airborne infection transmission during normal speaking conditions to be very low, at less than 3%.