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T3 |
0-181 |
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In 2003, WHO published a final report into a superspreading event of SARS within a housing block in Hong Kong.1 The 50-storey building had 342 confirmed cases of SARS and 42 deaths. |
T4 |
182-383 |
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The report identified defects in the wastewater plumbing system as a transmission mode within the building, which facilitated the transport of “virus laden droplets” through empty U-bends in bathrooms. |
T5 |
384-502 |
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This airborne transmission route was aided by bathroom extract ventilation, which drew contaminated air into the room. |
T6 |
503-750 |
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Since then, our research group has been investigating mechanisms of cross transmission, improvements in system design, and innovations in system monitoring, including confirmation of the wastewater plumbing system as a reservoir for pathogens.2, 3 |