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Annual Review of Virology

Volume 10, 2023

Block the Spread: Barriers to Transmission of Influenza Viruses

Abstract

Respiratory viruses, such as influenza viruses, cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide through seasonal epidemics and sporadic pandemics. Influenza viruses transmit through multiple modes including contact (either direct or through a contaminated surface) and inhalation of expelled aerosols. Successful human to human transmission requires an infected donor who expels virus into the environment, a susceptible recipient, and persistence of the expelled virus within the environment. The relative efficiency of each mode can be altered by viral features, environmental parameters, donor and recipient host characteristics, and viral persistence. Interventions to mitigate transmission of influenza viruses can target any of these factors. In this review, we discuss many aspects of influenza virus transmission, including the systems to study it, as well as the impact of natural barriers and various nonpharmaceutical and pharmaceutical interventions.

Keyword(s): airborne, antivirals, influenza virus, masks, mucus, respiratory, transmission, UV, vaccines, ventilation, virus persistence
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Block the Spread: Barriers to Transmission of Influenza Viruses
Annual Review of Virology 10, 347 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-virology-111821-115447
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