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Table 1 Characteristics and influential factors of aerosol transmission for different swine viruses

From: Airborne transmission of common swine viruses

Category

Virus

Diameter (nm)

Distance of transmission

Viral loads in aerosols

Experimental evidence

Field evidence

Influential factors

Long-distance

FMDV

26

300 km [18, 19]

105.8–106.4TCID50 [24]

Yes [24]

Yes [17, 19]

Viral strain, host species, weather condition, geographical condition, environmental condition, contract structure

PRRSV

60

9.2 km [30]

6 × 102–5.1 × 104copies /m3 [35]

Yes [28, 29]

Yes [30]

Viral strain, mixed pathogen, aerosol particle size, environmental condition

IAV

80–120

2.1 km [40]

104–107 copies/m3 [39]

Yes [41]

Yes [40]

Viral strain, aerosol particle size, environmental condition,

PEDV

95–190

16.1 km [51]

1.3 × 106–3.5 × 108copies/m3 [35]

Yes [54]

Yes [51]

Viral strain, aerosol particle size, wind direction, age of susceptible animals

PRV

225

13.8 km [60]

105.3 TCID50 [59]

Yes [59]

Yes [60]

Unknown

Short-distance

CSFV

40–50

1 m [65]

101.2–103.8TCID50/m3 [70]

Yes [65]

Yes [64]

Viral strain, viral dose, RH, wind speed

ASFV

200

10 m [78]

103.2 TCID50/m3 [81]

Yes [76, 77]

Yes [78]

Unknown

Others

PCV

17

Unknown

107 copies/m3 [84]

Unknown

Yes [84]

Unknown

SVDV

24–26

Unknown

101.4–102.6 TCID50 [89]

Unknown

Yes [89]

Unknown

JEV

50

Unknown

Unknown

Yes [97]

Unknown

Unknown

PRCV

100–160

Unknown

101.87PFU/m3 [104]

Yes [105]

Unknown

Unknown