Good veterinary practice requires clean indoor air and surfaces

Infection control policies in veterinary clinics really matter!

• 868 (61%) of all infectious organisms are zoonotic, that is, they can be transmitted between animals and humans. (1)
• Out of 175 pathogenic species considered to be 'emerging', 75% are zoonotic (1) and have been associated with worldwide diseases including SARS and avian influenza.
• Veterinarians may be exposed to waste anaesthetic gases, putting them at risk of adverse health effects and certain cancers. (2)
• A German study (1998–2002) reported that zoonotic infections accounted for 14% of all reports of occupational diseases filed with the mandatory accident insurance service. (3)
• Approximately 40% of veterinarians are assessed to have developed allergies as a result of their professional exposure to allergens (3), and of those 40% had to alter the way they practiced. (5)

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References & more >

1. Risk factors for human disease emergence. Taylor LH, Latham SM, Woolhouse ME. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2001 Jul
2. Environmental and Occupational Considerations of Anaesthesia: A Narrative Review and Update. Varughese S, Raza A.  Anaesthesia & Analgesia. 2021 October.
3. What Happens When Scientists Become Allergic to Their Research? Thomasy H. Smithsonian Magazine.  2021 February.
4. Work-related accidents and occupational disease in veterinarians and their staff. Nienhaus A, Skudlik C, Seidler A. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2005
5. Occupational health hazards in veterinary medicine: Zoonoses and other biological hazards. Epp T, Waldner C. The Canadian Veterinary Journal. 2012 February
6. Bacterial Cross-Contamination in a Veterinary Ophthalmology Setting. Gentile D, Allbaugh RA, Adiguzel MC, Kenne DE, Sahin O, Sebbag L.  Front. Vet. Sci. 2020 December
7. Zoonotic Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC. hhttps://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/basics/zoonotic-diseases.html

Airora offers world class air and surface hygene, and not just for humans!

For many animal lovers, pets are part of the family and deserve the same care and consideration that we do.

Veterinary clinics face the same indoor air and surface hygene challenges as human healthcare facilities, often including coping with the higher levels of pollution that go with an urban location. Given the large number of different visiting species, and their equally wide range of ailments, keeping facilities clean and safe for veterinarians, pet owners and their loved ones is a high priority.

​​Until recently, veterinary facilities have struggled to even modestly improve their infection defences by increasing ventilation and have sometimes fallen back on employing noisy, large, in-room air 'filters'.

However, the UK's SAGE committee assessed in-room air filters and concluded that, irrespective of type, they all take a long period to achieve a very limited reduction in air borne (and no reduction in surface borne) pathogens, and can neither quickly respond to new sources of infection, nor provide a real time airborne infection barrier.

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'Thumbs Up'

Then along came Airora. Airora is NOT an air filter, it is a 24/7 whole-room air and surface sanitiser that is 1,000+ times more effective than improved ventilation or any type of filter.

​Airora works by molecular diffusion, independently of air movement, creating a real time person to person and cross-species infection barrier and within minutes, not hours, killing all types of airborne pathogen throughout a room.

​And that's not all, Airora simultaneously sterilises all surfaces, neutralises allergens and removes gaseous pollution, irritants and odours!

Nothing else comes close!

Airora vs Filters

Based on research by the UK Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and others, Airora's technology is 1000+ times more effective, and far faster, than that of any in-room air filter.​

That might seem surprising given that filters often claim reductions of 99.95% or even greater. However, such claims are for the removal of germs between the input and output of the device, not for the removal of germs throughout a room. Novoselac & Siegel 2009 suggest that circa 50%, rather than 99.95%, would be more accurate measured across a whole room!

Why the huge difference between SAGE's conclusions and the claims of filter manufacturers?

​The reason is simple; as the air in a room is constantly changing, and as by no means all of the air in the room at any one time will have passed through the filter, the efficiency of the filter itself has little bearing on the ability of a filter device to clean all of the air throughout a room.​

As Airora cleanses the air insitu, and works by molecular diffusion, it has none of the constraints that filters suffer from.

Public Health England measured Airora achieving a 99.9999% reduction in hard to kill airborne MS-2 virus in five minutes!

Veterinary benefits

Staff protected

Prevention of cross infections

​Improved ​air quality

Public reassurance

Covid has demonstrated the dangers that staff face during an infectious outbreak, and the resulting resource challenges even after extensive precautions have been taken. 

Given the variety of conditions, and the number of injured and sick animals they treat, cross infections are a continuing threat to patients and staff alike.

Veterinary clinics in urban areas face high levels of air pollution from outdoors and the variety and number of pets they treat and house can make odour control a challenge.

By adopting Airora's cutting edge technology,  veterinary facilities can provide crucial  reassurance to staff and public alike.

Airora protects staff from both airborne and surface contamination during all of their in-house activities.

​Airora cleanses all of the air and surfaces, providing real-time protection against all types of both animal and human pathogen.​

​Airora breaks down or neutralises all common VOCs, irritants and allergens, and odours, providing clean, safe, pleasant air for everyone.

​Airora can win the trust of pet owers, their families, and staff, ensuring everyone feels protected while in the veterinary clinic.

Airora deactivates ALL types of air and surface borne pathogen, without exception

Adopt Airora today and future proof your defences

Simply put, Airora is the future of clean, safe indoor air

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