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History
- Received June 25, 2020
- Accepted October 1, 2020
- Published online October 21, 2020.
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Copyright © 2020 Ueki et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
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- Michael J. Imperiale, Editor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Author Information
- Hiroshi Uekia,
- Yuri Furusawaa,
- Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimotoa,
- Masaki Imaia,
- Hiroki Kabatab,
- Hidekazu Nishimurac and
- Yoshihiro Kawaokaa,d,e
- aDivision of Virology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- bDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- cClinical Research Division, Virus Research Center, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Japan
- dDepartment of Special Pathogens, International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- eDepartment of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Address correspondence to Yoshihiro Kawaoka, yoshihiro.kawaoka{at}wisc.edu.
Citation Ueki H, Furusawa Y, Iwatsuki-Horimoto K, Imai M, Kabata H, Nishimura H, Kawaoka Y. 2020. Effectiveness of face masks in preventing airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. mSphere 5:e00637-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00637-20.