Survival of Lassa Virus in Blood and Tissue Culture Media and in a Small Particle Aerosol.
Lassa virus
aerosol
blood
stability
survival
tissue culture media
Journal
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2076-0817
Titre abrégé: Pathogens
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101596317
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
21 Aug 2020
21 Aug 2020
Historique:
received:
30
07
2020
revised:
13
08
2020
accepted:
18
08
2020
entrez:
23
8
2020
pubmed:
23
8
2020
medline:
23
8
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Knowledge of the survival and stability of a pathogen is important for understanding its risk, reducing its transmission, and establishing control measures. Lassa virus is endemic in West Africa, causes severe disease, and is an emerging pathogen of concern. Our study examined the survival of Lassa virus in blood and tissue culture media at two different temperatures. The stability of Lassa virus held within a small particle aerosol was also measured. In liquids, Lassa virus was found to decay more quickly at 30 °C compared to room temperature. Sealed samples protected from environmental desiccation were more stable than samples open to the environment. In a small particle aerosol, the decay rate of Lassa virus was determined at 2.69% per minute. This information can contribute to risk assessments and inform mitigation strategies in the event of an outbreak of Lassa virus.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32825610
pii: pathogens9090680
doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090680
pmc: PMC7558936
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Subventions
Organisme : UK Ministry of Defence
ID : n/a
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