World’s most contagious virus detected at two major US airports amid holiday traffic

A case of measles was identified in a passenger at terminals B & C on Dec. 12, according to a New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) press release.
Study Finds Wildfire Smoke Releases More Harmful Gases Than Expected

TUESDAY, Dec. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires may be sending far more harmful pollution into the air than scientists once believed, according to new research.
Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new CDC data shows

Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the virus arrived as expected, cases are rising faster, compared with previous years.
Measles case count hits 124 in ongoing West Texas outbreak

The number of confirmed measles cases reported in an outbreak in West Texas is now at 124, the Texas Department of Health Services said in an update Tuesday, an increase of 34 since late last week.
The WHO overturned dogma on how airborne diseases spread

The WHO now states that exhaled pathogens remain suspended in air contrary to the belief that pathogens were transmitted through droplets… The answer is SteriSpace®
UB – You First Services Joint Project

The project, which included UB’s Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences, aims to keep hospitals and schools clean from viruses and microbial growth.
60 Minutes Feature On Indoor Air Quality

The founder of Harvard University’s Health Buildings Program, Joseph Allen, appeared on 60 minutes with Dr. Jonathan LaPook to discuss the importance of indoor air quality. Also covered are some of the technologies currently available that can be used to help prevent the spread the transmission of airborne disease as well as some of the missteps during the pandemic. An innovative patented compressive heating system, SteriSpace, is currently the only technology capable of achieving air sterilization and setting the new standard of care in indoor air quality is a perfect solution for creating healthy buildings.
Air Quality in WNY – What you need to know
Schoellkopf and SteriSpace Joint Press Release

Summary of the collaboration of SteriSpace and Schoellkopf to create the safest environment available to protect the elderly without losing quality of life. See how the two groups came together along with the city of Niagara Falls to take the initiative and bring the world of indoor air quality to the next level through utilizing the new standard of care in indoor air quality to eradicate any biological contaminant in an air flow in a single pass.
ICYMI: “We Need to Improve Indoor Air Quality: Here’s How and Why” (Scientific American)

Did you miss this? In a recent article by Scientific American, they discuss the need for buildings to invest in ventilation and filtration upgrades to improve air quality and decrease COVID transmission.