Transmission Routes of Respiratory Viruses: Understanding the Role of Shedding and Infectious Doses, Dispelling Myths and Exploring Knowledge Gaps Where an Evidence-Base Does Exist
Armstrong, J., Koolhof, I., Jessop, O., Ozcakir, O., Pepper, C., Uyhelji, H. A., & Tvaryanas, A. P. (2026). Transmission Routes of Respiratory Viruses: Understanding the Role of Shedding and Infectious Doses, Dispelling Myths and Exploring Knowledge Gaps Where an Evidence-Base Does Exist (Report No. DOT/FAA/AM-26/10). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aerospace Medicine. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI). https://doi.org/10.21949/1529732
Armstrong, Jason, Iain Koolhof, Olivia Jessop, Ozge Ozcakir, Craig Pepper, Hilary A. Uyhelji, and Anthony P. Tvaryanas. Transmission Routes of Respiratory Viruses: Understanding the Role of Shedding and Infectious Doses, Dispelling Myths and Exploring Knowledge Gaps Where an Evidence-Base Does Exist. Report no. DOT/FAA/AM-26/10. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aerospace Medicine. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), 2026. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529732.
Armstrong, Jason, et al. Transmission Routes of Respiratory Viruses: Understanding the Role of Shedding and Infectious Doses, Dispelling Myths and Exploring Knowledge Gaps Where an Evidence-Base Does Exist. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aerospace Medicine. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), 2026, Report no. DOT/FAA/AM-26/10, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529732.
Global pandemics and seasonal epidemics have significant economic and health impacts, yet there remain contradictory views on transmission routes and gaps in the evidence-based knowledge on the mechanistic dynamics related to respiratory disease. In preparation for the next pandemic, the US CDC, the Canadian National Research Council, the US FAA's Office of Aerospace Medicine and Boeing have been in a multi-year collaboration to develop a systematic and holistic framework that examines the routes for disease transmission and the associate risk of exposure and infection, with this framework being adaptable to multiple pathogens and settings.
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Presentation abstract prepared for presentation to the International Conference on Infectious Diseases 2026.
Armstrong, J., Koolhof, I., Jessop, O., Ozcakir, O., Pepper, C., Uyhelji, H. A., & Tvaryanas, A. P. (2026). Transmission Routes of Respiratory Viruses: Understanding the Role of Shedding and Infectious Doses, Dispelling Myths and Exploring Knowledge Gaps Where an Evidence-Base Does Exist (Report No. DOT/FAA/AM-26/10). United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aerospace Medicine. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI). https://doi.org/10.21949/1529732
Armstrong, Jason, Iain Koolhof, Olivia Jessop, Ozge Ozcakir, Craig Pepper, Hilary A. Uyhelji, and Anthony P. Tvaryanas. Transmission Routes of Respiratory Viruses: Understanding the Role of Shedding and Infectious Doses, Dispelling Myths and Exploring Knowledge Gaps Where an Evidence-Base Does Exist. Report no. DOT/FAA/AM-26/10. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aerospace Medicine. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), 2026. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529732.
Armstrong, Jason, et al. Transmission Routes of Respiratory Viruses: Understanding the Role of Shedding and Infectious Doses, Dispelling Myths and Exploring Knowledge Gaps Where an Evidence-Base Does Exist. United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aerospace Medicine. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), 2026, Report no. DOT/FAA/AM-26/10, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1529732.
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