ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2016
Comparison of the Aerosol Stability of 2 Strains of Zaire ebolavirus From the 1976 and 2013 Outbreaks.
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- Inherent Heterogeneity of Influenza A Virus Stability following Aerosolization.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2022Article
- Aerosol Test Chambers: Current State and Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Surface‒Aerosol Stability and Pathogenicity of Diverse Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Strains, 2012‒2018.Emerging infectious diseases · 2021Article
- How coronavirus survives for hours in aerosols.Physics of fluids (Woodbury, N.Y. : 1994) · 2021Article
- Surface-aerosol stability and pathogenicity of diverse MERS-CoV strains from 2012 - 2018.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2021Article
- Nosocomial Transmission of Emerging Viruses via Aerosol-Generating Medical Procedures.Viruses · 2019Review
- New and emerging infectious diseases (Ebola, Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Candida auris): Focus on environmental survival and germicide susceptibility.American journal of infection control · 2019Review
- Ebola Virus Maintenance: If Not (Only) Bats, What Else?Viruses · 2018Review
- Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): Ebola virus disease.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2017Article
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Abstract
The largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease began in Guéckédou, Guinea, West Africa, in December 2013 and rapidly spread to major population centers in 3 West African countries. Early reports in some scientific and public media speculated that the virus had evolved to more effectively transmit between humans. One route of transmission postulated was aerosol transmission, although there was little epidemiological evidence to support this claim. This study investigates the viability of 2 Zaire ebolavirus strains within aerosols at 22°C and 80% relative humidity over time. The results presented here indicate that there is no difference in virus stability between the 2 strains and that viable virus can be recovered from an aerosol 180 minutes after it is generated.
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