Modelling indoor airborne transmission combining architectural design and people movement using the VIRIS simulator and web app DOI Creative Commons
Yidan Xue, Wassim Jabi, Thomas E. Woolley

и другие.

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 15, 2024

Abstract A Viral Infection Risk Indoor Simulator (VIRIS) has been developed to quickly assess and compare mitigations for airborne disease spread. This agent-based simulator combines people movement in an indoor space, viral transmission modelling detailed architectural design, it is powered by topologicpy, open-source Python library. VIRIS generates very fast predictions of the concentration spatiotemporal infection risk individuals as they move through a given space. The validated with data from courtroom superspreader event. sensitivity study unknown parameter values also performed. We several non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) issued UK government guidance, two settings: care home supermarket. Additionally, we have user-friendly web app that allows quick exploration diverse scenarios interest visualisation, allowing policymakers, architects space managers easily design or

Язык: Английский

Efficient Direct and Limited Environmental Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.22 in Domestic Cats DOI Creative Commons
Nora M. Gerhards, José L. Gonzáles, Sandra Vreman

и другие.

Microbiology Spectrum, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(3)

Опубликована: Май 24, 2023

The susceptibility of domestic cats to infection with SARS-CoV-2 has been demonstrated by several experimental studies and field observations. We performed an extensive study further characterize the transmission between cats, through both direct indirect contact. To that end, we estimated rate parameter decay for infectivity in environment. Using four groups pair-transmission experiment, all donor (inoculated) became infected, shed virus, seroconverted, while three out contact got two those seroconverted. One eight exposed a SARS-CoV-2-contaminated environment infected but did not seroconvert. Statistical analysis data gives reproduction number

Язык: Английский

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Web-based real-time risk assessment of coronavirus disease 2019 infection in schools and social dining settings DOI Creative Commons
Yuta Okada, Minami Ueda, Hiroshi Nishiura

и другие.

New Microbes and New Infections, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 65, С. 101600 - 101600

Опубликована: Май 20, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Forecasting the transmission trends of respiratory infectious diseases with an exposure-risk-based model at the microscopic level DOI
Ziwei Cui, Ming Cai, Yao Xiao

и другие.

Environmental Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 212, С. 113428 - 113428

Опубликована: Май 12, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Modelling aerosol-based exposure to SARS-CoV-2 by an agent based Monte Carlo method: Risk estimates in a shop and bar DOI Creative Commons
Henri Salmenjoki, Marko Korhonen, Antti Puisto

и другие.

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 16(11), С. e0260237 - e0260237

Опубликована: Ноя. 22, 2021

Present day risk assessment on the spreading of airborne viruses is often based classical Wells-Riley model assuming immediate mixing aerosol into studied environment. Here, we improve this approach and underlying assumptions by modeling space-time dependency concentration via a transport equation with dynamic source term introduced infected individual(s). In present agent-based methodology, study viral inhalation exposure in two scenarios including low/high scenario “supermarket”/“bar”. The takes account typical behavioral patterns for determining rules motion agents. We solve diffusion prescribed environments order to local inhalation. assess infection using formula dependent concentration. results are compared against model. indicate features that explain individual cases high repeated sampling heterogeneous environment occupied non-equilibrium clouds. An example relative frequency might be called superspreading events depending parameters. A simple interpretation averages misleading. They also point out qualitative quantitative difference between cases—shopping typically safer single person.

Язык: Английский

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Overview of the Role of Spatial Factors in Indoor SARS-CoV-2 Transmission: A Space-Based Framework for Assessing the Multi-Route Infection Risk DOI Open Access

Qi Zhen,

Anxiao Zhang, Qiong Huang

и другие.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 19(17), С. 11007 - 11007

Опубликована: Сен. 2, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted from 2019 to 2022, severely disrupting human health and daily life. combined effects of spatial, environmental, behavioral factors on indoor spread their interactions are usually ignored. Especially, there is a lack discussion the role spatial in reducing risk virus transmission complex diverse environments. This paper endeavours summarize involved transmission. process release, transport, intake SARS-CoV-2 was reviewed, six routes according distance exposure way were classified. triangular relationship between environmental occupant parameters during discussed. detailed droplet-based, surface-based air-based processes viability summarized. We found that layout, public-facility design openings have significant indirect impact distribution by affecting behavior, airflow field stability. proposed space-based multi-route infection assessment framework, which 3D building model containing information, behavior model, virus-spread infection-risk calculation linked together. It also applicable other, similar, respiratory infectious diseases such as SARS, influenza, etc. study contributes developing building-level, models, could help practitioners make better decisions improve building's epidemic-resistance performance.

Язык: Английский

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Using pedestrian modelling to inform virus transmission mitigation policies: A novel activity scheduling model to enable virus transmission risk assessment in a restaurant environment DOI Creative Commons
Martijn Sparnaaij, Yufei Yuan, Winnie Daamen

и другие.

Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 633, С. 129395 - 129395

Опубликована: Ноя. 22, 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a large impact on the world. virus spreads especially easily among people in indoor spaces such as restaurants. Hence, tools that can assess how different restaurant settings potential spread of an airborne and effectiveness mitigation policies are high value. Microscopic pedestrian models provide necessary to detailed movements with risk transmission. This paper presents application microscopic model, including novel activity choice scheduling transmission risks Simulation experiments identify factors restaurant. Contacts between staff customers driving factor for whereby big risk. focussing these interactions preventing from transmitting be highly effective. results also show layouts setups lead distinctly risks. Therefore, insights obtained simulating one cannot just transferred any other Together, added value disease modelling exercises mitigate caused by virus. However, research shows that, better utilize modelling, future behaviour is necessary.

Язык: Английский

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Modelling indoor airborne transmission combining architectural design and people movement using the VIRIS simulator and web app DOI Creative Commons
Yidan Xue, Wassim Jabi, Thomas E. Woolley

и другие.

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 15, 2024

Abstract A Viral Infection Risk Indoor Simulator (VIRIS) has been developed to quickly assess and compare mitigations for airborne disease spread. This agent-based simulator combines people movement in an indoor space, viral transmission modelling detailed architectural design, it is powered by topologicpy, open-source Python library. VIRIS generates very fast predictions of the concentration spatiotemporal infection risk individuals as they move through a given space. The validated with data from courtroom superspreader event. sensitivity study unknown parameter values also performed. We several non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) issued UK government guidance, two settings: care home supermarket. Additionally, we have user-friendly web app that allows quick exploration diverse scenarios interest visualisation, allowing policymakers, architects space managers easily design or

Язык: Английский

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0