SARS-CoV-2 and Public Transport in Italy

Although direct contact is considered the main mode of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, environmental factors play an important role. In this study, we evaluated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on bus and train surfaces. From the buses, we took samples from the following areas: handrails used to enter or exit...

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Autores principales:	Giuseppina Caggiano, Francesca Apollonio, Francesco Triggiano, Giusy Diella, Pasquale Stefanizzi, Marco Lopuzzo, Marilena D’Ambrosio, Nicola Bartolomeo, Giovanna Barbuti, Giovanni Trifone Sorrenti, Pantaleo Magarelli, Domenico Pio Sorrenti, Vincenzo Marcotrigiano, Osvalda De Giglio, Maria Teresa Montagna
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 public transport surfaces Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1fca9940ddea4db78b5c3ab313bb98272021-11-11T16:31:36ZSARS-CoV-2 and Public Transport in Italy10.3390/ijerph1821114151660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/1fca9940ddea4db78b5c3ab313bb98272021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11415https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Although direct contact is considered the main mode of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, environmental factors play an important role. In this study, we evaluated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on bus and train surfaces. From the buses, we took samples from the following areas: handrails used to enter or exit the bus, stop request buttons and handles next to the seats. From the trains, the sampled surfaces were handrails used to enter or exit the train, door open/close buttons, handles next to the seats, tables and toilet handles. SARS-CoV-2 was detected on 10.7% of the tested surfaces overall, 19.3% of bus surfaces and 2% of train surfaces (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). On the buses, the most contaminated surfaces were the handles near the seats (12.8%), followed by door open/close buttons (12.5%) and handrails (10.5%). Of the five analyzed transport companies, bus companies were the most contaminated, in particular, companies C (40%) and B (23.3%). A greater number of positive samples were found among those taken at 10:00 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. (45% and 40%, respectively). The presence of the virus on many bus surfaces highlights how the sanitation systems on public transport currently in use are not sufficient to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2.Giuseppina CaggianoFrancesca ApollonioFrancesco TriggianoGiusy DiellaPasquale StefanizziMarco LopuzzoMarilena D’AmbrosioNicola BartolomeoGiovanna BarbutiGiovanni Trifone SorrentiPantaleo MagarelliDomenico Pio SorrentiVincenzo MarcotrigianoOsvalda De GiglioMaria Teresa MontagnaMDPI AGarticleSARS-CoV-2COVID-19public transportsurfacesMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11415, p 11415 (2021)
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spellingShingle	SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 public transport surfaces Medicine R Giuseppina Caggiano Francesca Apollonio Francesco Triggiano Giusy Diella Pasquale Stefanizzi Marco Lopuzzo Marilena D’Ambrosio Nicola Bartolomeo Giovanna Barbuti Giovanni Trifone Sorrenti Pantaleo Magarelli Domenico Pio Sorrenti Vincenzo Marcotrigiano Osvalda De Giglio Maria Teresa Montagna SARS-CoV-2 and Public Transport in Italy
description	Although direct contact is considered the main mode of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, environmental factors play an important role. In this study, we evaluated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on bus and train surfaces. From the buses, we took samples from the following areas: handrails used to enter or exit the bus, stop request buttons and handles next to the seats. From the trains, the sampled surfaces were handrails used to enter or exit the train, door open/close buttons, handles next to the seats, tables and toilet handles. SARS-CoV-2 was detected on 10.7% of the tested surfaces overall, 19.3% of bus surfaces and 2% of train surfaces (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). On the buses, the most contaminated surfaces were the handles near the seats (12.8%), followed by door open/close buttons (12.5%) and handrails (10.5%). Of the five analyzed transport companies, bus companies were the most contaminated, in particular, companies C (40%) and B (23.3%). A greater number of positive samples were found among those taken at 10:00 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. (45% and 40%, respectively). The presence of the virus on many bus surfaces highlights how the sanitation systems on public transport currently in use are not sufficient to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
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author	Giuseppina Caggiano Francesca Apollonio Francesco Triggiano Giusy Diella Pasquale Stefanizzi Marco Lopuzzo Marilena D’Ambrosio Nicola Bartolomeo Giovanna Barbuti Giovanni Trifone Sorrenti Pantaleo Magarelli Domenico Pio Sorrenti Vincenzo Marcotrigiano Osvalda De Giglio Maria Teresa Montagna
author_facet	Giuseppina Caggiano Francesca Apollonio Francesco Triggiano Giusy Diella Pasquale Stefanizzi Marco Lopuzzo Marilena D’Ambrosio Nicola Bartolomeo Giovanna Barbuti Giovanni Trifone Sorrenti Pantaleo Magarelli Domenico Pio Sorrenti Vincenzo Marcotrigiano Osvalda De Giglio Maria Teresa Montagna
author_sort	Giuseppina Caggiano
title	SARS-CoV-2 and Public Transport in Italy
title_short	SARS-CoV-2 and Public Transport in Italy
title_full	SARS-CoV-2 and Public Transport in Italy
title_fullStr	SARS-CoV-2 and Public Transport in Italy
title_full_unstemmed	SARS-CoV-2 and Public Transport in Italy
title_sort	sars-cov-2 and public transport in italy
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1fca9940ddea4db78b5c3ab313bb9827
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SARS-CoV-2 and Public Transport in Italy

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