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James J. McDevitt
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 42
Citations - 4409
James J. McDevitt is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Influenza A virus & Airborne transmission. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 42 publications receiving 3348 citations. Previous affiliations of James J. McDevitt include University of Massachusetts Lowell & Johns Hopkins University.
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Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks.
Nancy H. L. Leung,Daniel K.W. Chu,Eunice Y.C. Shiu,Kwok-Hung Chan,James J. McDevitt,Benien J.P. Hau,Benien J.P. Hau,Hui-Ling Yen,Yuguo Li,Dennis K. M. Ip,J. S. Malik Peiris,WH Seto,WH Seto,Gabriel M. Leung,Donald K. Milton,Benjamin J. Cowling +15 more
TL;DR: A study of 246 individuals with seasonal respiratory virus infections randomized to wear or not wear a surgical face mask showed that masks can significantly reduce detection of coronavirus and influenza virus in exhaled breath and may help interrupt virus transmission.
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Influenza Virus Aerosols in Human Exhaled Breath: Particle Size, Culturability, and Effect of Surgical Masks
Donald K. Milton,M. Patricia Fabian,M. Patricia Fabian,Benjamin J. Cowling,Michael L. Grantham,James J. McDevitt +5 more
TL;DR: The abundance of viral copies in fine particle aerosols and evidence for their infectiousness suggests an important role in seasonal influenza transmission.
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Influenza virus in human exhaled breath: an observational study.
Patricia Fabian,Patricia Fabian,James J. McDevitt,James J. McDevitt,Wesley H. Dehaan,Rita O. P. Fung,Benjamin J. Cowling,Kwok-Hung Chan,Gabriel M. Leung,Donald K. Milton,Donald K. Milton +10 more
TL;DR: Findings regarding influenza virus RNA suggest that influenza virus may be contained in fine particles generated during tidal breathing, and add to the body of literature suggesting that fine particle aerosols may play a role in influenza transmission.
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Airborne influenza virus detection with four aerosol samplers using molecular and infectivity assays: considerations for a new infectious virus aerosol sampler.
Patricia Fabian,James J. McDevitt,James J. McDevitt,E. A. Houseman,Donald K. Milton,Donald K. Milton +5 more
TL;DR: Results from this study show that a new sampler is needed for virus aerosol sampling, as commercially available samplers do not efficiently collect and conserve virus infectivity.
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Aerosol susceptibility of influenza virus to UV-C light.
TL;DR: This work characterized the susceptibility of influenza A virus aerosols to UV-C light using a benchtop chamber equipped with a UVC exposure window and showed that influenza virus susceptibility increases with decreasing relative humidity.