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Morawska, Lidia (author), Bahnfleth, William (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author), Boerstra, Atze (author), Buonanno, Giorgio (author), Dancer, Stephanie J. (author), Floto, Andres (author), Franchimon, Francesco (author), Hogeling, Jaap (author)This is an account that should be heard of an important struggle: the struggle of a large group of experts who came together at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to warn the world about the risk of airborne transmission and the consequences of ignoring it. We alerted the World Health Organization about the potential significance of the...journal article 2023
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Peng, Z. (author), Pineda Rojas, A.L. (author), Kropff, E. (author), Bahnfleth, W. (author), Buonanno, G. (author), Dancer, S.J. (author), Kurnitski, J. (author), Li, Y. (author), Boerstra, A.C. (author), Jimenez, J.L. (author)Some infectious diseases, including COVID-19, can undergo airborne transmission. This may happen at close proximity, but as time indoors increases, infections can occur in shared room air despite distancing. We propose two indicators of infection risk for this situation, that is, relative risk parameter (Hr) and risk parameter (H). They combine...journal article 2022
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Tang, Julian W. (author), Bahnfleth, William (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author), Buonanno, Giorgio (author), Jimenez, Jose L. (author), Kurnitski, Jarek (author), Li, Yuguo (author), Miller, Shelly (author), Sekhar, Chandra (author), Morawska, Lidia (author)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused untold disruption throughout the world. Understanding the mechanisms for transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is key to preventing further spread, but there is confusion over the meaning of ‘airborne’ whenever transmission is discussed....review 2021