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ArticlePathogens & immunity2025

Evaluation of Far Ultraviolet-C Light for Decontamination of Organisms in Whole Milk and Chicken Manure.

Samir Memic, Jennifer L Cadnum, Curtis J Donskey

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Article in Pathogens & immunity, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Samir MemicDepartment of Systems Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
Jennifer L CadnumResearch Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Curtis J DonskeyDepartment of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The dissemination of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) in US poultry and dairy cows poses a public health threat. Farm workers caring for infected animals are at risk to acquire infections due to exposure to contaminated milk or poultry feces and secretions. Far ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light could provide continuous decontamination of surfaces and air in agricultural settings, but efficacy against organisms in whole milk or chicken manure is unclear. Methods: We examined the efficacy of far UV-C light against bacteriophage MS2 and methicillin-resistant Results: For both test organisms, far UV-C achieved significantly smaller log Conclusions: Our results suggest that in the absence of prior cleaning and disinfection far UV-C and 254-nm UV-C light technologies may have limited efficacy as an adjunctive method to reduce the risk for transmission of HPAI from surfaces in high-risk settings on farms.

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ChickensDairyFar Ultraviolet-CHighly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

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PMID40400617
PMCPMC12094166

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