Journal
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 251, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108907
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2; Stability of dried enveloped viruses; Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2; Prevention of COVID-19
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- University of Georgia (UGA) [UGA-001]
- Georgia Research Alliance
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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 (10(4) pfu/25 mu L 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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