Comparative Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern.

Bushmaker, Trenton; Yinda, Claude Kwe; Morris, Dylan H; Holbrook, Myndi G; Gamble, Amandine; Adney, Danielle; Bushmaker, Cara; van Doremalen, Neeltje; Fischer, Robert J; Plowright, Raina K; Lloyd-Smith, James O; Munster, Vincent J

Bushmaker, Trenton; Yinda, Claude Kwe; Morris, Dylan H; Holbrook, Myndi G; Gamble, Amandine; Adney, Danielle; Bushmaker, Cara; van Doremalen, Neeltje; Fischer, Robert J; Plowright, Raina K; Lloyd-Smith, James O; Munster, Vincent J.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 29(5): 1033-1037, 2023 05.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2292751

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ABSTRACT

SARS-CoV-2 transmits principally by air; contact and fomite transmission may also occur. Variants of concern are more transmissible than ancestral SARS-CoV-2. We found indications of possible increased aerosol and surface stability for early variants of concern, but not for the Delta and Omicron variants. Stability changes are unlikely to explain increased transmissibility.

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COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Humans; SARS-CoV-2/genetics; Respiratory Aerosols and Droplets

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COVID-19; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; United States; aerosol; coronavirus disease; environmental stability; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; transmission; variants of concern; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Topics: Variants Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2023 Document Type: Article

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