Ebola Virus Stability Under Hospital and Environmental Conditions

Ebola Virus Stability Under Hospital and Environmental Conditions

The West African outbreak of Ebola virus (EBOV) is largely contained, but sporadic new cases continue to emerge. To assess the potential contribution of fomites to human infections with EBOV, we tested EBOV stability in human blood spotted onto Sierra Leonean banknotes and in syringe needles under h...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2016-10, Vol.214 (suppl 3), p.S142-S144
Hauptverfasser: Smith, Danielle Westhoff, Hill-Batorski, Lindsay, N'jai, Alhaji, Eisfeld, Amie J., Neumann, Gabriele, Halfmann, Peter, Kawaoka, Yoshihiro
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Sprache:eng
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Disease Outbreaks
Ebolavirus - physiology
Environment
Environmental Microbiology
Fomites - virology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - virology
Hospitals
Humans
Linear Models
Microbial Viability
PUBLIC HEALTH
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Zusammenfassung:The West African outbreak of Ebola virus (EBOV) is largely contained, but sporadic new cases continue to emerge. To assess the potential contribution of fomites to human infections with EBOV, we tested EBOV stability in human blood spotted onto Sierra Leonean banknotes and in syringe needles under hospital and environmental conditions. Under some of these conditions, EBOV remained infectious for >30 days, indicating that EBOV-contaminated items may pose a serious risk to humans.
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1093/infdis/jiw167