SARS-CoV-2 disease severity and transmission efficiency is increased for airborne but not fomite exposure in Syrian hamsters
J. R. Port, C. K. Yinda, I. Offei Owusu, M. Holbrook, R. J. Fischer, T. J. Bushmaker, V. A. Avanzato, J. E. Schulz, N. van Doremalen, C. Clancy, V. Munster
This study shows that airborne SARS-CoV-2 exposure causes more severe disease and efficient transmission in Syrian hamsters compared to fomite exposure.
bioRxiv · Dec 28, 2020Microbiology