• J. Infect. Dis. · Oct 2016

    Ebola Virus Stability Under Hospital and Environmental Conditions.

    • Danielle Westhoff Smith, Lindsay Hill-Batorski, Alhaji N'jai, Amie J Eisfeld, Gabriele Neumann, Peter Halfmann, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka.
    • Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
    • J. Infect. Dis. 2016 Oct 15; 214 (suppl 3): S142-S144.

    AbstractThe 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.© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail journals.permissions@oup.com.

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