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Viruses Contained in Droplets Applied on Warmed Surface Are Rapidly Inactivated

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Microbes Environ. 2014 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]
Viruses Contained in Droplets Applied on Warmed Surface Are Rapidly Inactivated.
Firquet S1, Beaujard S, Lobert PE, San? F, Caloone D, Izard D, Hober D.
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Abstract

Heat inactivation of viruses was reported, however, the thermal resistance of viruses in droplets has not been studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of heat resistance of minute virus of mice (MVM), coxsackievirus B4 (CVB4), influenza A virus (H1N1), and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) contained in droplets. Four ?L droplets containing viruses (> 104.5 TCID50) were applied onto warmed surface obtained by using a self-made heating device. Viral suspensions were exposed to temperatures ranging from 70 to 130?C for 0 to 90 min depending on the virus, and then the recovered viral preparations were tittered. Inactivation rates were calculated from curves that were analysed according to the first order kinetics model. Full inactivation was obtained for MVM in 90 min at 80?C and in 2 s at 130?C, for H1N1 in 14 s at 70?C and in 1 s at 110?C, for CVB4 and HSV-1 in 5 s and 7 s respectively at 70?C and in 1 s at 100?C. Clearly, MVM was more resistant than H1N1 that was more resistant than HSV-1 and CVB4, which was reflected by increasing inactivation rates. The impact of short time exposure to heat onto the infectivity of viruses contained in a small volume of suspension has been determined. For the first time, the inactivation of viral particles contained in drops exposed to temperatures higher than 100?C has been investigated. It appears that heating can have an unexpected faster virucidal effect than previously described.

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25476068
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