Airborne Disease Risks Institute

06/08/2020

Airborne Disease Risks Institute is preparing to launch a new project — Environmental disease risks evaluate for Personal Health record!

The idea of a new product is to identify potential risks to human health based on three data streams: Environmental data monitoring + Process data from wearable devices + Geo-tracking service.

As a result this innovative product evaluate health risks in the form Personal Health Records in Digital Health standard.

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03/08/2020

We're back with the great news! Global Action Plan presented it's "Build Back Cleaner Air: COVID-19 & Air Pollution" project report, based on primary social research and secondary scientific data over the lockdown period.

It presents evidence for government, local authorities, and campaigners to build back cleaner air more urgently than ever.

You can find Downloadable Tools and the key outcomes of the report on the website: https://www.globalactionplan.org.uk/build-back-cleaner-air

Our Build Back Cleaner Air report, based on research over the lockdown period, presents evidence for government, local authorities, and campaigners to build back cleaner air more urgently than ever.

23/06/2020

New study says summer sun can kill coronavirus in 34 minutes.

Scientists founded that the virus is most infectious from December until March — when it can live on surfaces for up to a day or more “with risk of re-aerosolization and transmission in most of these cities.”

The study, which appeared in the journal Photochemistry and Photobiology, was authored by Jose-Luis Sagripanti and David Lytle — scientists who are retired from the U.S. Army and U.S. Food and Drug Administration, respectively.

Read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2020/06/23/new-study-says-summer-sun-can-kill-coronavirus-in-34-minutes/

The strong summer sun is capable of wiping out 90 percent or more of coronavirus living on surfaces in just 34 minutes, a new study has found. Scientists suggest that “midday sunlight in most…

07/06/2020

Scientists develop method to help epidemiologists map spread of COVID-19.

Rochester Institute of Technology scientists have developed a method they believe will help epidemiologists more efficiently predict the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their new study, published in Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, outlines a solution to the SIR epidemic model, which is commonly used to predict how many people are susceptible to, infected by, and recovered from viral epidemics.

The method was created by Nathaniel Barlow, associate professor in RIT's School of Mathematical Sciences, and Steven Weinstein, head of RIT's Department of Chemical Engineering.

Read the full article here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200529190734.htm

Scientists have developed a method they believe will help epidemiologists more efficiently predict the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their new study outlines a solution to the SIR epidemic model, which is commonly used to predict how many people are susceptible to, infected by, and recovered from...

31/05/2020

Masks and testing are necessary to combat asymptomatic spread in aerosols and droplets

Traditional respiratory disease control measures are designed to reduce transmission by droplets produced in the sneezes and coughs of infected individuals. However, a large proportion of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appears to be occurring through airborne transmission of aerosols produced by asymptomatic individuals during breathing and speaking.

Aerosol transmission of viruses must be acknowledged as a key factor leading to the spread of infectious respiratory diseases.

Read the original article by AAAS - The American Association for the Advancement of Science here: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/05/27/science.abc6197.full

Masks and testing are necessary to combat asymptomatic spread in aerosols and droplets

27/05/2020

Canadian study finds temperature, latitude not associated with COVID-19 spread

A new study finds that temperature and latitude do not appear to be associated with the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but school closures and other public health measures are having a positive effect.

"Our study provides important new evidence, using global data from the COVID-19 epidemic, that these public health interventions have reduced epidemic growth," says Dr. Peter Jüni, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, and Unity Health Toronto (St. Michael's Hospital), Toronto, Ontario.

Read the full article here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200508083551.htm

A new study finds that temperature and latitude do not appear to be associated with the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but school closures and other public health measures are having a positive effect.

22/05/2020

Coronavirus drifts through the air in microscopic droplets – here’s the science of infectious aerosols

If you walk outside right now, chances are you will see people wearing masks and practicing social distancing. These actions are in large part meant to prevent people from spreading or inhaling aerosols.

Shelly L. Miller from University of Colorado Boulder studies aerosols and air pollution. The more people understand how aerosols work, the better people can avoid getting or spreading the coronavirus.

Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-drifts-through-the-air-in-microscopic-droplets-heres-the-science-of-infectious-aerosols-136663

Aerosols are the tiny particles of liquid and material that float around in our environment. When they come from an infected person, they may be a significant source of coronavirus transmission.

15/05/2020

Researchers Tracing How COVID-19 Spreads, Mutates in the Environment

A multi-disciplinary team of experts in virology and computer modeling has quickly assembled at San Diego State University to learn more about how the new coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads in the environment and how its trajectory can be better predicted.

To find out all about the research methodology, read the original article here: https://newscenter.sdsu.edu/sdsu_newscenter/news_story.aspx?sid=78011

Exploratory research will leverage SDSU’s expertise in environmental virology to identify public areas where the virus may congregate and linger.

11/05/2020

Impact of climate and public health interventions on the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study

Seasonality and climate-dependency of influenza are well established. Suggested mechanisms for a slowing down of influenza epidemics in summer months in areas with temperate climate include higher temperature and higher humidity.

Today the whole world is interested in how a hot summer climate can affect the spread of coronavirus. But a new study out of Canada has not found any association between temperature or latitude and the spread of the virus.

Read the original article here: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2020/05/08/cmaj.200920

Background: It is unclear whether seasonal changes, school closures or other public health interventions will result in a slowdown of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We aimed to determine whether epidemic growth is globally associated with climate or public health intervent...

09/05/2020

Source specific exposure and risk assessment for indoor aerosols

Poor air quality is a leading contributor to the global disease burden and total number of deaths worldwide. Humans spend most of their time in built environments where the majority of the inhalation exposure occurs. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is challenged by outdoor air pollution entering indoors through ventilation and infiltration and by indoor emission sources.

This problem cannot be avoided. Studies have shown that people living in conditions with air pollution are most susceptible to infectious diseases like coronavirus.

Read the original article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719309064

Poor air quality is a leading contributor to the global disease burden and total number of deaths worldwide. Humans spend most of their time in built …

07/05/2020

Airborne Disease Risks Institute, represented by one of our founders — Александр Богачев (Aleksandr Bogachev), was awarded an honorary diploma of the finalist of the Онлайн-хакатон VirusHack!

«Congratulations, you and your team have shown a decent level of elaboration of solutions and rightfully become a hackathon finalist from Rostelecom».

Thank you very much for the opportunity to present our project!