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Air sampling in team congregate spaces for early detection of respiratory virus threats at the 2026 FIFA World Cup™

2026-08-18

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<h4>Objective.</h4> Respiratory infections are the leading cause of illness at major sporting events, yet surveillance relies on athletes recognising and reporting symptoms. We evaluated whether continuous air sampling with point-of-care molecular testing could detect respiratory-virus nucleic acids in an elite team’s congregate spaces during competition, and whether the resulting signals were operationally usefu...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.16.26360542

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