Public health concerns such as multi-and extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis, bioterrorism,
pandemic influenza, and severe acute respiratory syndrome have intensified efforts to …

Respiratory viruses are capable of transmitting via an aerosol route. Emerging evidence
suggests that SARS-CoV-2 which causes COVID-19 can be spread through airborne …

Background Institutional tuberculosis (TB) transmission is an important public health
problem highlighted by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the emergence of multidrug-and …

Rationale: Transmission is driving the global tuberculosis epidemic, especially in
congregate settings. Worldwide, natural ventilation is the most common means of air …

Tuberculosis (TB) transmission control in institutions is evolving with increased awareness
of the rapid impact of treatment on transmission, the importance of the unsuspected …

Objectives. We evaluated the safety of room occupants in the Tuberculosis Ultraviolet
Shelter Study (TUSS), a double-blind, placebo-controlled field trial of upper-room ultraviolet …

Due to the global outbreak of infectious diseases over the years, airborne pathogen removal
from the indoor environment has become a critical issue. Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation …

Airborne pathogens are associated with the spread of infectious diseases and increased
morbidity and mortality. Herein we present an emerging chemical free, nanotechnology …

This study proposes a numerical modeling method for the indoor environment with ceiling
fans and upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UR-UVGI) fixtures. The numerical …

Ongoing transmission and re-infection, primarily in congregate settings, is a key factor
fueling the global multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/XDR-TB) …