Open AccessIncreased hand washing reduces influenza virus surface contamination in B angkok households, 2009–2010
Author(s) -
Levy Jens W.,
Suntarattiwong Piyarat,
Simmerman James M.,
Jarman Richard G.,
Johnson Kara,
Olsen Sonja J.,
Chotpitayasudh Tawee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
influenza and other respiratory viruses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.743
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1750-2659
pISSN - 1750-2640
DOI - 10.1111/irv.12204
Subject(s) - contamination , virus , human influenza , influenza a virus , hand sanitizer , covid-19 , hand washing , environmental science , environmental health , biology , medicine , food science , virology , hygiene , ecology , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Within a hand‐washing clinical trial, we evaluated factors associated with fomite contamination in households with an influenza‐infected child. Influenza virus RNA contamination was higher in households with low absolute humidity and in control households, suggesting that hand washing reduces surface contamination.