Microbial laden mobile phones from international conference attendees pose potential risks to public health and biosecurity
Mobile phones of international attendees are contaminated with many & varied microorganisms. Further research is required to characterize the risks these devices pose for biosecurity and public health. Development of new policies which appropriately address and prevent such risks maybe warranted.
Authors
- Reem Almheiri
- Lotti Tajouri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2100-8824)
- Abiola Catherine Senok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6382-198X)
- Thibaut Demaneuf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9181-5567)
- Simon McKirdy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6578-5521)
- John Leggett
- Adrian Keith Goldsworthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7628-5725)
- Matthew Olsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0974-524X)
- Rashed Alghafri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8321-9678)
- Gobinddeep Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4103-7591)
- Rose Ghemrawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2465-0812)
- Mark Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7749-2427)
- Natalia Van Der Bruggen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1966-2731)
Institutions
- Bond University (AU)
- Pacific Community (NC)
- University of Dubai (AE)
- Al Ain University (AE)
- Murdoch University (AU)
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Disease & Health
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2024.08.004
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09
Funders
- Bond University
- Murdoch University