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Maya Plentz
Apr 18, 2024
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Leading Health Agencies Agree on New Terminology for Airborne Pathogens

Geneva, April 18, 2024 – The World Health Organization (WHO), along with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, collaborated on a multi-year technical consultation to address the challenges posed by inconsistent language used to describe airborne transmission of pathogens.

Global technical consultation report on proposed terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air had input of experts from various disciplines.

This lack of a common vocabulary, which became clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, hampered scientific collaboration, public communication efforts, and disease control measures.

The technical consultation report introduces key definitions:

  • Infectious Respiratory Particles (IRPs): This replaces the previously used and often…

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