Rapid and complete inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by ultraviolet-C irradiation

Abstract The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has devastated global public health systems and economies, with over 52 million people infected, millions of jobs and businesses lost, and more than 1 million deaths recorded to date. Contact with surfaces contaminate...

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Autores principales: Nadia Storm, Lindsay G. A. McKay, Sierra N. Downs, Rebecca I. Johnson, Dagnachew Birru, Marc de Samber, Walter Willaert, Giovanni Cennini, Anthony Griffiths
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/777b21565801462a9a2bbe7e08aecb1c
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Sumario:Abstract The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has devastated global public health systems and economies, with over 52 million people infected, millions of jobs and businesses lost, and more than 1 million deaths recorded to date. Contact with surfaces contaminated with droplets generated by infected persons through exhaling, talking, coughing and sneezing is a major driver of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, with the virus being able to survive on surfaces for extended periods of time. To interrupt these chains of transmission, there is an urgent need for devices that can be deployed to inactivate the virus on both recently and existing contaminated surfaces. Here, we describe the inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 in both wet and dry format using radiation generated by a commercially available Signify ultraviolet (UV)-C light source at 254 nm. We show that for contaminated surfaces, only seconds of exposure is required for complete inactivation, allowing for easy implementation in decontamination workflows.