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[Preprint]. 2025 Feb 24:2024.09.18.24313940. Originally published 2024 Sep 19. [Version 2] doi: 10.1101/2024.09.18.24313940
Filovirus outbreak responses and occupational health effects of chlorine spraying in healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of alternative disinfectants and application methods
Luca Fontana
a,b, Luca Stabile
a, Elisa Caracci
a, Antoine Chaillon
c, Kamal Ait-Ikhlef
b, Giorgio Buonanno
a
Luca Fontana
a:Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale (UNICAS), Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Cassino, Italy.
b:World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Luca Stabile
a:Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale (UNICAS), Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Cassino, Italy.
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Elisa Caracci
a:Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale (UNICAS), Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Cassino, Italy.
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Antoine Chaillon
c:University of California, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), San Diego. USA.
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Kamal Ait-Ikhlef
b:World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Giorgio Buonanno
a:Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale (UNICAS), Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Cassino, Italy.
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a:Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale (UNICAS), Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Cassino, Italy.
b:World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
c:University of California, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), San Diego. USA.
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Corresponding author: Luca Fontana, luca.fontana@unicas.it,
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PMCID: PMC11451664 PMID: 39371180
Updated version available: A peer-reviewed version of this article, "Occupational Health Effects of Chlorine Spraying in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Alternative Disinfectants and Application Methods", has been published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
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