Pathfinder
Editor, Senior Moderator
April 18, 2016
RTI International to study whether Zika can be transmitted through air
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC ? In response to the recent outbreak of the Zika virus, RTI International will fund a study to determine whether the virus can be transmitted through the air via coughing or sneezing.
Zika virus transmission is known to be transmitted via Aedes mosquito, when an Aedes mosquito bites an infected person and then transfers it to another person via its saliva glands. Recently, sexual intercourse has been identified as another route of transmission of the virus.
Due to the role it has played with similar viruses, like Ebola, RTI researchers noted that little research has been done on the possibility that the Zika virus could also be spread through aerosol transmission.
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http://www.rti.org/newsroom/news.cfm?obj=9FDB8028-091A-ABBA-95D03697A241FADC
RTI International to study whether Zika can be transmitted through air
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC ? In response to the recent outbreak of the Zika virus, RTI International will fund a study to determine whether the virus can be transmitted through the air via coughing or sneezing.
Zika virus transmission is known to be transmitted via Aedes mosquito, when an Aedes mosquito bites an infected person and then transfers it to another person via its saliva glands. Recently, sexual intercourse has been identified as another route of transmission of the virus.
Due to the role it has played with similar viruses, like Ebola, RTI researchers noted that little research has been done on the possibility that the Zika virus could also be spread through aerosol transmission.
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http://www.rti.org/newsroom/news.cfm?obj=9FDB8028-091A-ABBA-95D03697A241FADC