Publications by authors named "Juxuan Guo"
Background: The role of fecal aerosols in the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has been suspected.
Objective: To investigate the temporal and spatial distributions of 3 infected families in a high-rise apartment building and examine the associated environmental variables to verify the role of fecal aerosols.
Design: Epidemiologic survey and quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analyses on throat swabs from the participants; 237 surface and air samples from 11 of the 83 flats in the building, public areas, and building drainage systems; and tracer gas released into bathrooms as a surrogate for virus-laden aerosols in the drainage system.
[Study on human case of avian influenza in Guangzhou 2006 without causing human-to-human transmission among close contacts].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
November 2006
Article Synopsis
- A study in Guangzhou in 2006 investigated a human case of avian influenza to determine if it could be transmitted to close contacts.
- The patient had no recent travel or contact with infected poultry, and 56 close contacts were monitored for 7 days without any signs of infection.
- The findings suggest that, unlike SARS, avian influenza does not easily spread from human to human, indicating limited transmission potential.