Wildfires that keep us inside might drive the spread of infectious disease, per study of the U.S. West Coast wildfires of 2020
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Wildfires that keep us inside might drive the spread of infectious disease, per study of the U.S. West Coast wildfires of 2020, highlighting indirect health impacts of extreme weather events.
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Article URL: https://plos.io/4mXg1FC
Article Title: Disruption of outdoor activities caused by wildfire smoke shapes circulation of respiratory pathogens
Author Countries: Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, United States
Funding: Research reported in this publication was supported by the Fritz-Family fellowship program to SB and GP. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. GP received her salary from the Fritz-Family fellowship program.
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Article URL: https://plos.io/4mXg1FC
Article Title: Disruption of outdoor activities caused by wildfire smoke shapes circulation of respiratory pathogens
Author Countries: Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, United States
Funding: Research reported in this publication was supported by the Fritz-Family fellowship program to SB and GP. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. GP received her salary from the Fritz-Family fellowship program.
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