Aerosol Disinfection in the System of Preventive and Anti-Epidemic Measures: a Review

Organization and implementation of disinfection measures are among the most effective strategies of non-specific prevention of infectious diseases. Aerosol disinfection has now gained widespread use due to its practicality and efficacy. A literature search was carried out using such keywords as aerosol disinfection, prevention, anti-epidemic measures, and ventilation in both Russian and English, across the Scientific Electronic Library, eLIBRARY.RU search engine, and Google Scholar. For English-language publications, searches were conducted in PubMed, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database, and Google Patents (Patents.google.com). The search covered a time period of 84 years (1940–2024). A total of 1,751 articles were identified, of which 55 met the selection criteria. Analysis of the literature revealed that aerosol disinfection, now widespread in many countries and various fields of activity, has a long-standing history dating back to the late 18th century. Aerosol disinfection technologies have become indispensable in the modern world, although issues related to the bactericidal properties of dispersed systems, optimization of disinfection equipment, and the development of quality standards for effective disinfection remain unresolved. Aerosol disinfection holds a valuable place within the system of preventive and anti-epidemic measures, having a significant impact on reducing the risk of epidemic outbreaks of infectious diseases with various mechanisms of transmission.