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Article: Ventilation control of indoor transmission of airborne diseases in an Urban community

TitleVentilation control of indoor transmission of airborne diseases in an Urban community
Authors
KeywordsAirborne disease
Engineering control
Influenza
SEIR model
Ventilation
Wellsg Riley equation
Issue Date2009
PublisherSage Publications Ltd.. The Journal's web site is located at http://ibe.sagepub.com
Citation
Indoor And Built Environment, 2009, v. 18 n. 3, p. 205-218 How to Cite?
AbstractFollowing the recent severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemics and worldwide concern about the next pandemic, whether influenza or multiple drug resistant tuberculosis, has underlined the importance of effective interventions into airborne disease transmission in indoor environments in a community. The engineering control measures available include ventilation dilution, use of high-efficiency particulate air filters in a room or in the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system, and use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation devices in ceiling area of a room or in the HVAC system. These methods are known to be effective in controlling or delaying airborne disease transmission in a single enclosure in both healthcare facilities and the community. However, there have been no studies of their relative effectiveness at the community level. This paper presents mathematical modeling of some engineering control strategies with a focus on ventilation and corresponding analysis of their relative effectiveness compared with other public health interventions in disease control in indoor environments at the community level. The results should help us to determine the most effective intervention strategies. We conclude that the engineering intervention methods such as building ventilation can be as effective as public health interventions and the ventilation rates specified in the existing standards such as ASHRAE 62 may be too low for the purpose of preventing or controlling airborne infectious diseases in indoor environments. © SAGE Publications 2009.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/124867
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.667
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR GovernmentHKU 7150/06E
Funding Information:

The work described in this paper was supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong SAR Government (Project No. HKU 7150/06E).

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dc.contributor.authorLi, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, GMen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-31T10:58:34Z-
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dc.date.issued2009en_HK
dc.identifier.citationIndoor And Built Environment, 2009, v. 18 n. 3, p. 205-218en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1420-326Xen_HK
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dc.description.abstractFollowing the recent severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemics and worldwide concern about the next pandemic, whether influenza or multiple drug resistant tuberculosis, has underlined the importance of effective interventions into airborne disease transmission in indoor environments in a community. The engineering control measures available include ventilation dilution, use of high-efficiency particulate air filters in a room or in the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system, and use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation devices in ceiling area of a room or in the HVAC system. These methods are known to be effective in controlling or delaying airborne disease transmission in a single enclosure in both healthcare facilities and the community. However, there have been no studies of their relative effectiveness at the community level. This paper presents mathematical modeling of some engineering control strategies with a focus on ventilation and corresponding analysis of their relative effectiveness compared with other public health interventions in disease control in indoor environments at the community level. The results should help us to determine the most effective intervention strategies. We conclude that the engineering intervention methods such as building ventilation can be as effective as public health interventions and the ventilation rates specified in the existing standards such as ASHRAE 62 may be too low for the purpose of preventing or controlling airborne infectious diseases in indoor environments. © SAGE Publications 2009.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
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dc.relation.ispartofIndoor and Built Environmenten_HK
dc.subjectAirborne diseaseen_HK
dc.subjectEngineering controlen_HK
dc.subjectInfluenzaen_HK
dc.subjectSEIR modelen_HK
dc.subjectVentilationen_HK
dc.subjectWellsg Riley equationen_HK
dc.titleVentilation control of indoor transmission of airborne diseases in an Urban communityen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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