Finnish experts on Health published in BMC Infectious Diseases popular magazine sensational results Research: modern air communication between the countries significantly increases the risk of a variety of infections. And the role of the main "distributor" on the results of the experiment was assigned a major international communication terminals.
His research scientists carried out at the peak of seasonal incidence of 2015/2016 years at Helsinki Vantaa airport. Experts once a week collecting swabs from various surfaces in AEROCOMPLEX buildings. And first of all with those which most often touched fly away / arriving passengers. This escalator handrails, handles luggage carts, elevator buttons, at the site of toys for children to play. In general, every time he took at least 90 samples. Then samples were tested for influenza viruses, rhino-, adeno and coronaviruses, respiratory syncytial virus.
The results were not very comforting: the traces of at least one of these viruses whenever located at 10% of the examined surfaces.
Viruses are constantly detected in the dog made of plastic, mounted on children's airport site; passport control desk; buttons pharmacy terminal; escalators and stairs railing.As it turned out, the greatest risk of contracting SARS plastic pallets are intended for passengers of things when passing the security inspection. But swabs taken from surfaces in public toilets and sanitary rooms of the airport, did not contain absolutely no viral pathogens.
As a recommendation of cleaning services and public safety recommendations given by experts airport disinfection surfaces and, in particular, inspection of pallets which, as it turned out, pose a significant threat as a carrier and distributor, dangerous infections.
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