Role of ventilation in airborne transmission of infectious agents in the built environment - A multidisciplinary systematic review

Li Y.; Leung G.M.; Tang JW; Yang X; Chao C.Y./H.; Lin J.Z.; Lu J.W.; Nielsen P.V.; Niu J.; Qian H.; Sleigh A.C.; Su H.J.J.; Sundell J.; Wong T.W.; Yuen P.L.

Li Y., Leung G.M., Tang JW, Yang X, Chao C.Y./H., Lin J.Z., Lu J.W., Nielsen P.V., Niu J., Qian H., Sleigh A.C., Su H.J.J., Sundell J., Wong T.W., Yuen P.L.

Year:

2007

Bibliographic info:

Indoor Air 2007, Vol.17, n°1, pp 2-18

For this paper 40 studies based on the role of ventilation in airborne transmission of infectious agents in the built environment have been reviewed with two specific research questions :- Is there enough evidence to support that the ventilation and airflow pattern are the causes that contribute for the spread of airborne infectious diseases ?- If so , is there good evidence or data to support the specification and quantification of minimum ventilation requirements to minimize the transmission of airborne infectious deseases ?It appears a strong need for a multidisciplinary study that would investigate disease outbreaks, and the impact of indoor air environments on the spread of airborne infectious diseases.

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