Comparative dynamic aerosol efficiencies of three emergent coronaviruses and the unusual persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosol suspensions

Author: Fears AC, Klimstra WB, Duprex P, Hartman A, Weaver SC, Plante KC, Mirchandani D, Plante JA, Aguilar PV, Fernandez D, Nalca A.

Source: MedRxiv.

Year: 2020

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Abstract / Excerpt:

The emergent coronavirus, designated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a zoonotic pathogen that has demonstrated remarkable transmissibility in the human population and is the etiological agent of a current global pandemic called COVID-191. We measured the dynamic (short-term) aerosol efficiencies of SARS-CoV-2 and compared the efficiencies with two other emerging coronaviruses, SARS-CoV (emerged in 2002) and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome CoV (MERS-CoV; emerged starting in 2012).

Citation: Fears AC, Klimstra WB, Duprex P, Hartman A, Weaver SC, Plante KC, Mirchandani D, Plante JA, Aguilar PV, Fernandez D, Nalca A. Comparative dynamic aerosol efficiencies of three emergent coronaviruses and the unusual persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosol suspensions. MedRxiv. 2020