Handwashing and Detergent Treatment Greatly Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load on Halloween Candy Handled by COVID-19 Patients

Handwashing and Detergent Treatment Greatly Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load on Halloween Candy Handled by COVID-19 Patients

ABSTRACT Although SARS-CoV-2 is primarily transmitted by respiratory droplets and aerosols, transmission by fomites remains plausible. During Halloween, a major event for children in numerous countries, SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk via candy fomites worries many parents. To address this concern, we...

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Main Authors: Rodolfo A. Salido, Sydney C. Morgan, Maria I. Rojas, Celestine G. Magallanes, Clarisse Marotz, Peter DeHoff, Pedro Belda-Ferre, Stefan Aigner, Deborah M. Kado, Gene W. Yeo, Jack A. Gilbert, Louise Laurent, Forest Rohwer, Rob Knight
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
Subjects:
COVID-19
Halloween
LAMP
RT-qPCR
SARS-CoV-2
candy
Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/43722429c4b64be1b2d99a1a2e88c2ae
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