如果你能抓住我:通过更好的室内空气质量和生物监控减少传染病
Kenneth B Yeh, Benjamin D Anderson1, Elaine B Jarvis
1Kenneth B. Yeh, MS, is Senior Director and Research Fellow, MRIGlobal, Gaithersburg, MD, and Head of Biodefense Partnerships, SafeTraces, Inc., Pleasanton, CA. Benjamin D. Anderson, MPH, PhD, is an Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Global Health, and Associate Director, One Health Center of Excellence; both in the College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Elaine B. Jarvis, MS, is a Staff Scientist, MRIGlobal, Gaithersburg, MD. Meng Kong, PhD, is Research Lead, Well Living Lab, Delos Living LLC, Rochester, MN, and Principal Engineer, GTI Energy, Des Plaines, IL. Gene G. Olinger, PhD, MBA, is a Distinguished Research Fellow, MRIGlobal, Gaithersburg, MD, and a Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. Falgunee K. Parekh, MPH, PhD, is Principal Scientist, EpiPointe, Cary, NC. Ami Patel, PhD, RBP (ABSA), is a Senior Safety Biosafety Surety Officer; MRIGlobal, Gaithersburg, MD. Bradly G. Setser, MS, is a Senior Scientist, JRAD, Stafford, VA. Jacob L. Swett, PhD, is Executive Director, Blueprint Biosecurity, Washington, DC. Wai-Ling Mui, MS, is Principal Consultant CBRN Defense and Global Health Security, Synertex, Reston, VA.
改善室内空气质量对于公共卫生和国家安全至关重要. 集成先进的检测和控制系统可以减轻空气传播的病原体的传播,如SARS-CoV-2.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 传染病流行病学 传染病流行病学
- 建筑科学 建筑科学
背景情况:
- 室内空气质量对由于空气中的病原体 (细菌,病毒,真菌) 和过敏原而对健康产生重大影响.
- COVID-19大流行突显了室内环境中空气传播的SARS-CoV-2等传染病原体的风险.
- 目前的传染病控制措施往往忽视了室内空气质量的作用.
研究的目的:
- 强调室内空气质量在控制传染病传播方面的关键作用.
- 倡导将生物监测和微生物控制纳入建筑系统.
- 通过改善室内环境,强调加强卫生安全的必要性.
主要方法:
- 对传染病原体及其与室内环境的相互作用的案例研究的审查.
- 讨论检测和控制微生物负担的现有和新措施.
- 探索将供暖,通风和空调 (HVAC) 系统与环境监测相结合.
主要成果:
- 室内环境可以庇护和促进各种病原性微生物的传播.
- 综合建筑系统为积极检测和减轻空中威胁提供了一条途径.
- 协同融资和研究对于促进健康和安全的室内空气质量至关重要.
结论:
- 改善室内空气质量是缓解传染病传播和加强国家安全的重要策略.
- 建筑物中的技术整合可以创造更健康,更安全的室内空间.
- 需要进一步的研究和投资来应对空气传播病原体传播的挑战.
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