Air Disinfection for Airborne Infection Control with a Focus on COVID‐19: Why Germicidal UV is Essential

EA Nardell - Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosol transmission is now widely accepted as the principal way that COVID‐19 is spread,
as has the importance of ventilation—natural and mechanical. But in other than healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] UV-LED disinfection of Coronavirus: Wavelength effect

Y Gerchman, H Mamane, N Friedman… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
UV light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs) are an emerging technology and a UV source for
pathogen inactivation, however low UV-LED wavelengths are costly and have low fluence …

The impact of anthropogenic climate change on pediatric viral diseases

SD Chitre, CM Crews, MT Tessema… - Pediatric …, 2024 - nature.com
The adverse effects of climate change on human health are unfolding in real time.
Environmental fragmentation is amplifying spillover of viruses from wildlife to humans …

Exploration of influenza incidence prediction model based on meteorological factors in Lanzhou, China, 2014–2017

M Du, H Zhu, X Yin, T Ke, Y Gu, S Li, Y Li, G Zheng - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Humans are susceptible to influenza. The influenza virus spreads quickly and behave
seasonally. The seasonality and spread of influenza are often associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change and influenza: a scoping review

MA Lane, M Walawender, J Carter… - The Journal of Climate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence suggests that climate change affects the incidence of influenza,
however, no reviews have evaluated this evidence across the entire transmission cycle of …

An opportunity to END TB: using the sustainable development goals for action on socio-economic determinants of TB in high burden countries in WHO South-East …

S Satyanarayana, P Thekkur, AMV Kumar… - Tropical medicine and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The progress towards ending tuberculosis (TB) by 2035 is less than expected in 11 high TB
burden countries in the World Health Organization South-East Asia and Western Pacific …

Adverse human health effects of climate change: an update

T Filippini, S Paduano, F Veneri, G Barbolini… - ANNALI DI IGIENE …, 2024 - iris.unimore.it
Background: The world is currently facing a process of climate change, which may adversely
impact human health in many different ways. The safety of food, water and urban …

Inactivation of virions in host particles in air using 222-and 254-nm UV: Dependence of shielding on particle size and UV wavelength

SC Hill, DC Doughty, DW Mackowski - Aerosol Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
UV light at 222 nm inactivates SARS-CoV-2 virions at intensities appearing to be benign to
skin and eyes. It can disinfect air without requiring protection of persons from UV as is …

Mechanism of transient photothermal inactivation of bacteria using a wavelength-tunable nanosecond pulsed laser

I Tatsuno, Y Niimi, M Tomita, H Terashima… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
There is a great demand for novel disinfection technologies to inactivate various pathogenic
viruses and bacteria. In this situation, ultraviolet (UVC) disinfection technologies seem to be …

Direct estimates of absolute ventilation and estimated Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission risk in clinics in South Africa

PG Beckwith, AS Karat, I Govender… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Healthcare facilities are important sites for the transmission of pathogens spread via
bioaerosols, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Natural ventilation can play an important …