Ebola Virus Stability on Surfaces and in Fluids in Simulated Outbreak Environments

Fischer, Robert; Judson, Seth; Miazgowicz, Kerri; Bushmaker, Trenton; Prescott, Joseph; Munster, Vincent J.

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Ebola Virus Stability on Surfaces and in Fluids in Simulated Outbreak Environments

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2015/07/01
By Fischer, Robert ; Judson, Seth ; Miazgowicz, Kerri ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Fischer, Robert ; Judson, Seth ; Miazgowicz, Kerri ; Bushmaker, Trenton ; Prescott, Joseph ; Munster, Vincent J.
Description:

We evaluated the stability of Ebola virus on surfaces and in fluids under simulated environmental conditions for the climate of West Africa and for climate-controlled hospitals. This virus remains viable for a longer duration on surfaces in hospital conditions than in African conditions and in liquid than in dried blood.
Subjects:

Animals Chlorocebus Aethiops Ebolavirus Environmental Microbiology Humans Macaca Fascicularis Microbial Viability Surface Properties Vero Cells
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 21(7):1243-1246
Pubmed ID:

26079114
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4480404
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Text
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Intramural NIH HHS/United States
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Journal Article
Volume:

21
Issue:

7
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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