Dried SARS-CoV-2 virus maintains infectivity to Vero E6 cells for up to 48 h.
Vet Microbiol
; 251: 108907, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1065646
ABSTRACT
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a great concern on both public and veterinary health. Multiple studies showed that the SARS-CoV-2 can persist for few days in wet condition, but it has not been clear whether the virus can maintain the infectivity in dry condition. Thus, we measured the infectious titer of dried SARS-CoV-2 (104 pfu/25 µL droplet) at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 24, and 48 h. Strikingly, the dried SARS-CoV-2 virus did not lose the infectivity to Vero E6 cells for up to 48 h. Our findings warrants that the drying cannot replace the surface disinfection to prevent transmission via common vehicle or nosocomial infection. Future studies can apply our experimental setting to test the efficacy of diverse disinfecting procedures.
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Main subject:
Desiccation
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Microbial Viability
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SARS-CoV-2
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Glass
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Vet Microbiol
Year:
2020
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Article
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J.vetmic.2020.108907
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