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ReviewOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2025

Indoor air quality and airborne transmission under the One Health lens: A scoping review.

Gil Correia, Daniela Calheiros, Nuno Rosa, Lisa Rodrigues, Sandra Cunha, Luiz Miguel Santiago, José Costa, Manuel Gameiro da Silva, Teresa Gonçalves

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Review in One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Gil CorreiaFMUC-Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Daniela CalheirosFMUC-Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Nuno RosaUniv Coimbra, ADAI, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal.
Lisa RodriguesFMUC-Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Sandra CunhaFamily Health Unit As Gândaras, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Luiz Miguel SantiagoCEISUC - Centre for Health Studies and Research of the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
José CostaUniv Coimbra, ADAI, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal.
Manuel Gameiro da SilvaUniv Coimbra, ADAI, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal.
Teresa GonçalvesFMUC-Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Humans spend around 90 % of their time indoors, making Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) of utmost importance. Its importance has been recently highlighted by COVID-19. However, IAQ significantly impacts public health, concerning not only respiratory, but also cardiovascular diseases. The World Health Organization defines One Health as "an approach to designing and implementing programmes, policies, legislation and research in which multiple sectors communicate and work together to achieve better public health outcomes". This scoping review fills a gap in the literature by exploring the One Health approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health, applied to the study of airborne transmission. We searched various databases for articles that assessed microbiological IAQ using the One Health approach. Eligible documents assessed air contamination, with a focus on infectious threats and antimicrobial resistance. Our work maps the topics covered, the methodologies employed, and the evidence gaps identified. Our literature search yielded 8471 articles, from which 18 studies were selected for detailed analysis. Findings indicate that the One Health approach effectively addresses the complex challenge of airborne microbiological contamination. This approach comprises a comprehensive view of topics, contexts, agents and methodologies employed to study airborne transmission in indoor spaces. The agents included range from influenza, legionella and others, to the dispersal of mycotoxins and antibiotic resistance genes. The role of animals in diverse human-animal interaction settings was highlighted as a significant factor influencing IAQ, particularly in relation to zoonotic spillover risks, and the airborne transmission of antimicrobial resistance. The review also identified evidence gaps in research and highlighted the need for interdisciplinary collaboration. Incorporating One Health principles into IAQ research is essential for developing comprehensive health strategies that can address both current and emerging infectious threats. Future research should prioritise settings involving animal-human indoor interactions, focusing on workplace contamination, zoonotic spillover, emergent threats, and the airborne transmission of antimicrobial resistance, to ensure a robust framework for safeguarding global health.

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Air samplingBioaerosolsIndoor air qualityOne healthZoonotic transmission

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PMID40822319
PMCPMC12356325

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