Bootsma MCJ, Ferguson NM. The effect of public health measures on the 1918 influenza pandemic in U.S. cities. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2007;104(18):7588–93. (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1741667…).
Plus on agit tôt (incluant le port généralisé de masques), mieux c'est.


van der Sande M, Teunis P, Sabel R. Professional and home-made face masks reduce exposure to respiratory infections among the general population. PLoS ONE 2008;3(7):e2618. (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18612429)
Le titre est clair... mais 2 extraits.


Davies A, Thompson K-A, Giri K, Kafatos G, Walker J, Bennett A. Testing the efficacy of homemade masks: would they protect in an influenza pandemic? Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2013;7(4):413–8. (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24229526)
Conclusion et tableaux sans appel.




Edito de Livingston E, Desai A, Berkwits M. Sourcing Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA 2020 (jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…).

Ma Q-X, Shan H, Zhang H-L, Li G-M, Yang R-M, Chen J-M. Potential utilities of mask wearing and instant hand hygiene for fighting SARS-CoV-2. J Med Virol 2020; (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32232986)
Les masques maison sont efficaces.

Bae S, Kim M-C, Kim JY, et al. Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking SARS–CoV-2: A Controlled Comparison in 4 Patients. Ann Intern Med 2020 (annals.org/aim/fullarticl…)
Le masque maison diminue la charge virale (étude descriptive).



Nous les recensons sur stop-postillons.fr (j'irai en parler à 12h30 sur @franceinter avec @BrunoDuvic via @geraldinehallot - merci pour l'invitation !)




Tout le monde s'accorde à dire que c'est MIEUX QUE RIEN. Depuis au moins 2013 (voire avant).
Si on ne se dépêche pas de suivre l'avis scientifique au pic d'une pandémie, quand le ferons-nous ?
Un retard inutile, infondé et mortel.