Effectiveness of face masks in blocking the transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A preliminary evaluation of masks used by SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals

• Vinicius M. Mello ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Vinicius M. Mello, Cristiane M. Eller, Andreza L. Salvio, Marco A. P. Horta

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: vmello.fiocruz@gmail.com

  ¶‡ VMM, CME and ALS share first authorship on this work.

  Affiliation Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7705-5921

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• Cristiane M. Eller ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Vinicius M. Mello, Cristiane M. Eller, Andreza L. Salvio, Marco A. P. Horta

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ VMM, CME and ALS share first authorship on this work.

  Affiliation Biosafety Level 3 Facility (BSL-3), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Andreza L. Salvio ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Vinicius M. Mello, Cristiane M. Eller, Andreza L. Salvio, Marco A. P. Horta

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ VMM, CME and ALS share first authorship on this work.

  Affiliation COVID-19 Analytical Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Felipe F. Nascimento,

  Roles Methodology, Validation

  Affiliation COVID-19 Analytical Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Camila M. Figueiredo,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation COVID-19 Analytical Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Emanuelle S. R. F. Silva,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation COVID-19 Analytical Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Paulo S. F. Sousa,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Pamela F. Costa,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation COVID-19 Analytical Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Anne A. P. Paiva,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Flavivirus Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Maria A. M. M. Mares-Guias,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Flavivirus Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Elba R. S. Lemos,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Hantavirosis and Rickettsiosis Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Marco A. P. Horta

  Contributed equally to this work with: Vinicius M. Mello, Cristiane M. Eller, Andreza L. Salvio, Marco A. P. Horta

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Biosafety Level 3 Facility (BSL-3), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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