Analysis of the Impact of African Dust Storms on the Presence of Enteric Viruses in the Atmosphere in Tenerife, Spain

González-Martín, Cristina; Coronado-Alvarez, Nieves M.; Teigell-Perez, Nuria; Diaz-Solano, Raquel; Expósito, Francisco J.; Dı́az, J. P.; Griffin, Dale W.; Valladares, Basilio

doi:10.4209/aaqr.2017.11.0463

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“…PCR is used to amplify the DNA region of interest prior to the traditional Sanger sequencing. Many bioaerosol studies use Sanger sequencing to identify an organism in terms of its individual genera/species by comparing its DNA with sequences available on online databases, such as the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) (Després et al, 2007;Fang et al, 2019;Fröhlich-Nowoisky et al, 2014;Gonzalez-Martin et al, 2018). Sanger sequencing-based bioaerosol analysis is being gradually replaced by the modern next-generation sequencing (NGS) (Fröhlich-Nowoisky et al, 2016) due to its high efficiency and lower cost.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Viruses are among the smallest bioaerosols, with a diameter up to 20 nm (Duan, 2006). Although they may be more easily suspended in the atmosphere due to their smaller size and potential attachment to finer sized PM (Gonzalez-Martin et al, 2018), they are also quite sensitive to adverse conditions during transport, e.g., UV radiation (Tseng and Li, 2005;Walker and Ko, 2007) and ozone (Tseng and Li, 2006), which could inactivate the viral particles. It has been reported that virus-containing aerosols are formed in sprays from water surfaces (Aller et al, 2005).…”

Section: Bioaerosol Componentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, Michaud et al (2018) reported that viruses do not transfer to sea-spray aerosols as efficiently as bacteria, and the enrichment of lipid-enveloped viruses suggests that hydrophobic properties increase viral transport to the sea surface and sea-spray aerosols, as shown in the aerosols which were collected using a SpinCon ® PAS 450-10A Portable Air Sampler (Scepter Industries) (Michaud et al, 2018). A large number of viruses have been detected in atmospheric samples, as shown in Table2 (Hietala et al, 2005;Blachere et al, 2009;Corzo et al, 2013;Gonzalez-Martin et al, 2018;Scoizec et al, 2018;Wei et al, 2018). Numerous diseases present in humans, animals, and plants are caused by viruses associated with aerosols.…”

Section: Bioaerosol Componentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Bioaerosol Sources, Sampling Methods, and Major Categories: A Comprehensive Overview

Pumkaeo

Iwahashi

2020

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Bioaerosols are aerosols with biological traces. Recently, based on analytical methods for obtaining biological information, it has been shown that bioaerosols play an important role in the climate change as well as the reproduction and spread of organisms across various ecosystems, they also have biological effects in organisms, including humans. In particular, the nature of bioaerosols has been determined by next-generation sequencing and scanning electron microscopy. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of the sources of bioaerosols, the sampling methods and the technologies used for their investigation. Furthermore, this review discusses the preexisting knowledge about the major categories of biological aerosol particles. This review will provide information on bioaerosols for the beneficial application of this information in future works.

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Section: Bioaerosol Componentsmentioning

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Section: Bioaerosol Componentsmentioning

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Bioaerosol Sources, Sampling Methods, and Major Categories: A Comprehensive Overview

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Iwahashi

2020

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“…These viruses are found in the gastrointestinal or respiratory tract where they primarily replicate, and could spread either via faecal-oral route or respiratory transmissions by droplets and aerosols (Baggen et al, 2018). Previous studies have found significantly higher positive rate for enterovirus from throat swabs (90%) compared to rectal swabs (32%), and airborne routes of transmission for enterovirus have also been reported (Chang et al, 1999;Couch et al, 1970;Gonzalez-Martin et al, 2018). On this basis, we collected data from Taiwan National Infectious Disease Statistics System, an open online database for updated information on notifiable infectious disease in Taiwan, to compare trends of infectious diseases in 2020 to the same period in 2018 and 2019, and observed significant changes for influenza and enterovirus infection (TCDC, 2020d).…”

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Reduction of Influenza and Enterovirus Infection in Taiwan during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Chen

Cheng

2020

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is believed to be transmitted through respiratory droplets, aerosols, and contact. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan has implemented timely and accurate non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) measures on a national level (i.e., border control, quarantine and isolation, contact tracing, delay of school opening, and suspension of mass gatherings), and promoted personal hygiene habits to the public (i.e., frequent hand washing with soap, face masks wearing). Consequently, as of July 27, Taiwan has had relatively low number of confirmed cases (458) and deaths (7), and no locally transmitted cases for more than 30 consecutive days. We observed from data collected via Taiwan National Infectious Disease Statistics System that during the COVID-19 pandemic, outpatient visits for other infectious diseases such as influenza, which is also transmitted through droplets, aerosols, and contact, and enterovirus infections, transmitted via faecal-oral route or respiratory transmissions, have reduced significantly compared to previous two years. Epidemic trend for both diseases have also changed, with seasonal influenza activities ending weeks earlier than it did in 2018 and 2019, and lack of increase in enterovirus infections that is usually witnessed at the end of March. Our observation suggest the NPI measures and personal hygiene habits enforced against the COVID-19 pandemic may have inadvertently "flattened the curve" for influenza and enterovirus infections as well. This may indirectly relieve the stress on Taiwan's health system and healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis. More information will be needed to verify this hypothesis.

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“…Viral detections include human adenoviruses, enteroviruses, rotaviruses and noroviruses. 56,112,117 Generally, the range of enteric pathogens identified in bioaerosols in urban settings is small and we see an even smaller range represented among the culturable targets across studies.…”

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A systematic review of enteric pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in outdoor urban aerosols

Ginn

Lowry

Brown³

2021

Preprint

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SUMMARYBackgroundAerosol transport of enteric microbiota including fecal pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) has been documented in a range of settings but remains poorly understood outside indoor environments.MethodsWe conducted a PRISMA-adhering systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature to summarize evidence on specific enteric pathogens and ARGs that have been measured in aerosol samples in urban settings where the risks of extramural exposure and antibiotic resistance (AR) spread may be highest. We conducted a key word search for articles published within the years 1990-2020 using relevant data sources. Two authors independently conducted the keyword searches in all aforementioned databases and conducted primary and secondary screenings before merging results. To be included, studies contained extractable data on enteric pathogens and AR in extramural aerosols, identified urban related sources if any and reported on qualitative, quantitative, or viability data that was sufficient for interpretation within the three aforementioned groups.FindingsQualitative analyses and metric summaries revealed that enteric microbes and antibiotic resistance have been consistently reported in extramural aerosols, generally via relative abundance measures, though gaps remain preventing full understanding of the role of the aeromicrobiological pathway in the fate and transport of enteric associated extramural aerosols.InterpretationWe identified remaining gaps in the evidence base including a need for broad characterization of enteric pathogens in bioaerosols beyond bacterial genera, a need for greater sampling in locations of high enteric disease risk, and a need for quantitative estimation of microbial and nucleic acid densities that may be applied to fate and transport models and in quantitative microbial risk assessment.FundingThis study was funded by the National Science Foundation under grant number 1653226. This funding source had no role in the design of this study and had no role during its execution, analyses, interpretation of the data, or decision to submit results.

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Analysis of the Impact of African Dust Storms on the Presence of Enteric Viruses in the Atmosphere in Tenerife, Spain

Abstract: 20Airborne viruses and their relation to dust storms, as a possible route for dispersion, has 21 not been widely investigated. There are, however, studies that have described airborne

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References 68 publications

Bioaerosol Sources, Sampling Methods, and Major Categories: A Comprehensive Overview

Bioaerosol Sources, Sampling Methods, and Major Categories: A Comprehensive Overview

Reduction of Influenza and Enterovirus Infection in Taiwan during the COVID-19 Pandemic

A systematic review of enteric pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in outdoor urban aerosols

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