Review of Aerosol Transmission of Influenza A Virus.

The paper is a review of the published findings that support the importance of aerosol transmission of influenza and a brief discussion on the implications of these findings on pandemic preparedness. Published evidence indicates that aerosol transmission of influenza can be an important mode of transmission, which has obvious implications for pandemic influenza planning and in particular for recommendations about the use of N95 respirators as part of personal protective equipment. Emerging Infectious Disease s 2006 ; 12, 1657-1662 .