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Modeling The Lifecycle Of Ebola Virus Under Biosafety Level 2 Conditions With Virus-like Particles Containing Tetracistronic Minigenomes
Published on: September 27, 2014
Ebola Virus Stability Under Hospital and Environmental Conditions
Danielle Westhoff Smith1, Lindsay Hill-Batorski1, Alhaji N'jai2
1Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Abstract:
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.
