any material, such as bedding or clothing, that may harbour pathogens and therefore convey disease
Word origin
C18: from Latin fōmes tinder
Examples of 'fomites' in a sentence
fomites
Transmission through fomites or small aerosols cannot be ruled out.
Tze-wai Wong, Chin-Kei Lee, Wilson Tam, Joseph Tak-fai Lau, Tak-sun Yu, Siu-Fai Lui,Paul K.S. Chan, Yuguo Li, Joseph S. Bresee, Joseph J.Y. Sung, Umesh D. Parashar 2004, 'Cluster of SARS among Medical Students Exposed to Single Patient, Hong Kong', Emerging Infectious Diseaseshttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/2/03-0452_article. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Fomites involved in influenza transmission are either hand- or droplet-contaminated.
Jijun Zhao, Joseph E Eisenberg, Ian H Spicknall, Sheng Li, James S Koopman 2012, 'Model analysis of fomite mediated influenza transmission.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3531458?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Pathogen contaminated surfaces (fomites) are known to transmit diseases.
Hao Lei, Yuguo Li, Shenglan Xiao, Xinyan Yang, ChaoHsin Lin, Sharon L. Norris, DanielWei, Zhongmin Hu, Shengcheng Ji 2017, 'Logistic growth of a surface contamination network and its role in disease spread',Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-13840-z. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The lime juice extract and commercial disinfectant mixture effectively disinfected the fomites.
Ai Ting Vong, Hui Wen Chong, Vuanghao Lim 2018, 'Preliminary Study of the Potential Extracts from Selected Plants to Improve SurfaceCleaning', Plantshttp://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/7/1/17. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Contaminated fomites and rodent pests may have also played a role.
Chung-Ming Chu, Vincent C.C. Cheng, Ivan F.N. Hung, Kin-Sang Chan, Bone S.F. Tang,Thomas H.F. Tsang, Kwok-Hung Chan, Kwok-Yung Yuen 2005, 'Viral Load Distribution in SARS Outbreak', Emerging Infectious Diseaseshttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/04-0949_article. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Our findings highlight the need to prevent transmission by droplets and fomites during a pandemic.
Ke Han, Xiaoping Zhu, Fan He, Lunguang Liu, Lijie Zhang, Huilai Ma, Xinyu Tang, TingHuang, Guang Zeng, Bao-Ping Zhu 2009, 'Lack of Airborne Transmission during Outbreak of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among Tour GroupMembers, China, June 2009', Emerging Infectious Diseaseshttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/09-1013_article. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Mobile phones contaminated with bacteria may act as fomites.
B. Vinod Kumar, Yahya Hasan Hobani, Ahmed Abdulhaq, Ahmed Ali Jerah, Othman M. Hakami,Magdeldin Eltigani, Anil K. Bidwai 2014, 'Prevalence of antibacterial resistant bacterial contaminants from mobile phones ofhospital inpatients', Libyan Journal of Medicinehttp://www.libyanjournalofmedicine.net/index.php/ljm/article/download/25451/pdf_1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Evidence of reverse zoonotic transmission by fomites underscores the substantial animal and human health implications of this virus.
Beate Crossley, Sharon Hietala, Tania Hunt, Glenn Benjamin, Marie Martinez, DanielDarnell, Adam Rubrum, Richard Webby 2012, 'Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Captive Cheetah', Emerging Infectious Diseaseshttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/2/11-1245_article. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Transmission occurs mainly by direct contact with an infected animal, indirect infection through hairs or fomites has also been described.
C. Braga, M. A. B. Lucas, I. Tancredi 2018, 'Sarcoptic mange – Case report', Scientific Electronic Archiveshttp://www.seasinop.com.br/revista/index.php?journal=SEA&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=500&path%5B%5D=pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Introduction pathways are classified as formal international trade (by product), informal international trade (by product), and spread through fomites.
Daniel Beltran-Alcrudo, John R. Falco, Eran Raizman, Klaas Dietze 2019, 'Transboundary spread of pig diseases: the role of international trade and travel',BMC Veterinary Researchhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-1800-5. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)