{"title":"Methods of Aircraft Disinfection to Reduce Airborne Infectious Disease Transmission.","authors":"Charles DeJohn, Kris Belland, Diego Garcia","doi":"10.3357/AMHP.6348.2024","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This review aims to assess the safety and efficacy of the use of ultraviolet-C technology for disinfecting aircraft and compare it with other methods currently used in the aviation industry.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors conducted a comprehensive, systematic review of the literature on disinfection of aircraft. Independent double reviews were conducted and consultations with a third reviewer were performed in the event of disagreements.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Although infectious disease transmission in aircraft cabins has been shown to be low, a recent study has described reports of passengers on commercial aircraft infecting other passengers. Incorporating ultraviolet-C technology into aircraft disinfection protocols holds the potential to add a significant level of risk mitigation to effectively reduce disease transmission and enhance safety. DeJohn C, Belland K, Garcia D. Methods of aircraft disinfection to reduce airborne infectious disease transmission. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024; 95(12):930-936.</p>","PeriodicalId":7463,"journal":{"name":"Aerospace medicine and human performance","volume":"95 12","pages":"930-936"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Aerospace medicine and human performance","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.6348.2024","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"BIOPHYSICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Introduction: This review aims to assess the safety and efficacy of the use of ultraviolet-C technology for disinfecting aircraft and compare it with other methods currently used in the aviation industry.
Methods: The authors conducted a comprehensive, systematic review of the literature on disinfection of aircraft. Independent double reviews were conducted and consultations with a third reviewer were performed in the event of disagreements.
Discussion: Although infectious disease transmission in aircraft cabins has been shown to be low, a recent study has described reports of passengers on commercial aircraft infecting other passengers. Incorporating ultraviolet-C technology into aircraft disinfection protocols holds the potential to add a significant level of risk mitigation to effectively reduce disease transmission and enhance safety. DeJohn C, Belland K, Garcia D. Methods of aircraft disinfection to reduce airborne infectious disease transmission. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2024; 95(12):930-936.
期刊介绍:
The peer-reviewed monthly journal, Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance (AMHP), formerly Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, provides contact with physicians, life scientists, bioengineers, and medical specialists working in both basic medical research and in its clinical applications. It is the most used and cited journal in its field. It is distributed to more than 80 nations.