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ArticleInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2026

Air conditioning, ventilation, and respiratory virus transmission potential in South India.

Palak Shah, Lauren Pischel, Brady Sack, K M Abdul Basith, Madolyn Rose Dauphinais, Komal Jain, Maria Florencia Martins, Sierra Wallace, Meagan Karoly, Subitha Lakshminarayanan and 8 more

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Palak ShahSection of Infectious Diseases, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: pvshah@bu.edu.
Lauren PischelYale Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, New Haven, CT, USA; Yale Institute of Global Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
Brady SackUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
K M Abdul BasithJawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Madolyn Rose DauphinaisUniversity of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA.
Komal JainJawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Maria Florencia MartinsSection of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Sierra WallaceBoston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Meagan KarolySection of Infectious Diseases, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Subitha LakshminarayananJawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Chelsie CintronDepartment of Epidemiology, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Sadhana SubramanianJawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Apratim SahayNet Zero Industrial Policy Lab, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kobto G KouraInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France; UMR261 MERIT-IRD, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
Ralph BrooksYale University School of Medicine, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USA.
Sheela ShenoiYale University School of Medicine, AIDS Program, New Haven, CT, USA.
Palanivel ChinnakaliJawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Pranay SinhaSection of Infectious Diseases, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

Funding

Investigation of within Household Transmission of Influenza in Low-Resource SettingsK23AI180337 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Lauren Elizabeth Pischel · 2024 to 2026
$559k
Nutritional Interventions to End Tuberculosis among Persons with HIV (NUTRIENT)K01AI167733 · NIAID · BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER · PI Pranay Sinha · 2023 to 2026
$512k
NIAID NIH HHS K01 AI167733NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI180337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesRising global temperatures are expected to increase time individuals spend in under-ventilated spaces and to increase transmission of respiratory pathogens. We studied the impact of ventilation on transmission potential and basic reproductive number (R

methodsWe measured ventilation in thirteen homes and seven healthcare offices. We applied the Wells-Riley equation to estimate the transmission potential and R

resultsViral transmission potential was high when doors and windows were closed and highest in the air conditioned (AC) condition. Transmission potential decreased significantly with natural ventilation. R₀ equaled or exceeded 2 in the closed and AC conditions for medium and high virus shedders.

conclusionThe transmission potential of respiratory viruses in underventilated homes and healthcare spaces is high, particularly with AC use. Natural ventilation does not reduce R

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Air ConditioningInfluenza, HumanVentilationBasic Reproduction NumberCOVID-19HumansIndiaPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Virus SheddingClimate changeInfluenzaSARS-CoV-2VentilationWells-Riley

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