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. 1974 Aug;73(1):1–8. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400023767

Air sampling of smallpox virus

G Thomas
PMCID: PMC2130554  PMID: 4371586

Abstract

Airborne smallpox virus has been recovered in an isolation hospital using an adhesive surface sampling technique in the presence of very low aerosol concentrations. Previous work in this field is reviewed. Successful recovery of airborne virus depends on sampling large volumes of air with a suitable sampler and thorough investigation of the whole sample taken for the presence of viable virus. More information on the characteristics and behaviour of airborne smallpox virus is needed in particular with regard to the future design and siting of smallpox isolation units.

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