We will add links to useful papers relating to air and Sars-Cov-2 on this page. These will fall into two categories, links to scientific published papers and anecdotal information. We will do our best to keep these up to date.
Links to Papers
Department of Health Pandemic Flu team preparedness paper 2008 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/215667/dh_125332.pdf
1996 Paper indicating nosocomial rates in ICU for pneumonia and mortality
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8596225/
W.H.O Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Treatment Centre Guidance
Page 5 designates Sars-Cov-2 as ‘Opportunistically Airborne’ https://www.who.int/publications-detail/severe-acute-respiratory-infections-treatment-centre
2019 Paper ‘Recognition of aerosol transmission of infectious agents: a commentary’ discusses Sars-Cov aerosols and LRT infection site (not 2) https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-019-3707-y#citeas
Comparison paper Sars-Cov and Sars-Cov-2 for aerosols and surface durability 2020
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
Possibility of Sars-Cov-2 transmission during CPR 2020 and NIV
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322904/
Confirmation aerosol transmission factor for surface contamination with Sars-Cov-2 plus shows proper isolated negative pressure effective – most wards, including many ICU areas and A&E do not have currently.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2020/03/10/2020.03.08.982637.full.pdf
Aerosol viability for Sars-Cov-2 2020 – letter
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2009324
Discussion piece with good overview – Pharmaceutical Medicine 6th April 2020 https://www.fpm.org.uk/blog/covid-19-sars-cov-2-pandemic/
Evidence of Sars-Cov-2 in hospital air – report on paper April 13 2020
35% air samples in ICU positive – University Minnesota news
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/study-finds-evidence-covid-19-air-hospital-surfaces
Significant bio aerosol risk Sars-Cov-2 April 7th 2020 Download link here
Built environment paper for future post Sars-Cov-2
(note Airsentry is already designed to overcome risks noted)
https://msystems.asm.org/content/5/2/e00245-20
Sars-Cov-2 aerosol transmission possibility 8th April 2020 Download Link here
W.H.O acknowledgement of aerosol infection path 29th March 2020 particularly CPAP and other interventions
https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/modes-of-transmission-of-virus-causing-covid-19-implications-for-ipc-precaution-recommendations
Letter – Unwisely issued April 1st 2020 – Sars-Cov-2 shown widespread in isolation facility https://www.nap.edu/read/25769/chapter/1
US Homeland Security Update Sars-Cov-2 April 7th 2020 https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/mql_sars-cov-2_-_cleared_for_public_release_2020_04_07.pdf
Sars-Cov-2 and generation of Gas Clouds March 26 2020 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763852
Early release Chinese Medical Paper – Sars-Cov-2 widely disseminated via air, including in ICU
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0885_article
Sars_Cov paper showing survival times and aerosol infection path – 2016
https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(15)00367-9/pdf
Nosocomial transmission of emerging viruses 2019 https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/10/940/htm
2006 Sars paper on airborne transmission route https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/cbn/2005/cbnreport_040605.html
The Airborne Transmission of Infection in Hospital Buildings: Fact or Fiction? 2003 Beggs (highlights droplet nuclei) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1420326X03012001002
Correspondence – 4th April 2020 – Implications Bio-aerosols in Pandemic https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-020-00704-2
Links to anecdotal information
Recent animation based around Finnish work of droplet nuclei publish as part of news article from Metro on Sars-Cov-2 https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/09/animation-shows-single-cough-spread-coronavirus-across-shop-12530656/?fbclid=IwAR1P6tkJt0c0KyJODSP8cfbz2qk8BAsmxgYXhQ4vfnMIVzQrc6J98FB3MvA
News report from Thailand covering research on droplet nuclei spread
