@maolesen @TnAlistair Even from the Sahara to the Caribbean. And necessary for various plankton, corals and other marine life, yet can carry pathogens as well. Yet people don’t believe that they can get infected in a roomful of breathing people. https://
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@veteprotein "transcontinental dust events inject a large pulse of microorganisms into the atmosphere and could therefore have a role in transporting pathogens or expanding the biogeographical range of some organisms by facilitating long-distance dispersal
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Aerobiology & the global transport of desert dust possible #health effects of #allergens & #pathogens that might be carried https://t.co/pbfmTCjGGi