Article: The effect of temperature on persistence of SARS-CoV-2 on common surfaces
Virology journal. 2020 Dec., v. 17, no. 1
2020
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The rate at which COVID-19 has spread throughout the globe has been alarming. While the role of fomite transmission is not yet fully understood, precise data on the environmental stability of SARS-CoV-2 is required to determine the risks of ... ...
Abstract | BACKGROUND: The rate at which COVID-19 has spread throughout the globe has been alarming. While the role of fomite transmission is not yet fully understood, precise data on the environmental stability of SARS-CoV-2 is required to determine the risks of fomite transmission from contaminated surfaces. METHODS: This study measured the survival rates of infectious SARS-CoV-2, suspended in a standard ASTM E2197 matrix, on several common surface types. All experiments were carried out in the dark, to negate any effects of UV light. Inoculated surfaces were incubated at 20 °C, 30 °C and 40 °C and sampled at various time points. RESULTS: Survival rates of SARS-CoV-2 were determined at different temperatures and D-values, Z-values and half-life were calculated. We obtained half lives of between 1.7 and 2.7 days at 20 °C, reducing to a few hours when temperature was elevated to 40 °C. With initial viral loads broadly equivalent to the highest titres excreted by infectious patients, viable virus was isolated for up to 28 days at 20 °C from common surfaces such as glass, stainless steel and both paper and polymer banknotes. Conversely, infectious virus survived less than 24 h at 40 °C on some surfaces. CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate SARS-CoV-2 can remain infectious for significantly longer time periods than generally considered possible. These results could be used to inform improved risk mitigation procedures to prevent the fomite spread of COVID-19. |
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Keywords | COVID-19 infection ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; fomites ; glass ; half life ; paper ; polymers ; risk reduction ; stainless steel ; temperature ; ultraviolet radiation ; virology ; viruses |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2020-12 |
Size | p. 145. |
Publishing place | BioMed Central |
Document type | Article |
Note | NAL-AP-2-clean |
ISSN | 1743-422X |
DOI | 10.1186/s12985-020-01418-7 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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