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MPXV and SARS-CoV-2 in the air of nightclubs in Spain

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the relevance of airborne transmission of respiratory viruses.1 The risk of airborne SARS-CoV-2 exposure in public indoor spaces, in addition to hospitals, has been debated but experimental evidence is scarce.2 The mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreak, a WHO Public Health Emergency of International Concern, primarily affects men who have sex with men (MSM). Monkeypox virus (MPXV) transmits by contact with skin lesions, fomites, and respiratory secretions,3 but detection of MPXV DNA in hospital air samples opens the possibility of alternative transmission routes.

Source: The Lancet Microbe

DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00104-0

Authors: África Sanchiz, Rocío Martín, Margarita Del Val, Alfredo Corell, Antonio Alcamí

Institutions: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad de Valladolid

Language: English

Topic: Infection Control and Ventilation

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,300