Environmental Persistence of Influenza Viruses Is Dependent upon Virus Type and Host Origin

Environmental Persistence of Influenza Viruses Is Dependent upon Virus Type and Host Origin

ABSTRACT Highly transmissible influenza viruses (IV) must remain stable and infectious under a wide range of environmental conditions following release from the respiratory tract into the air. Understanding how expelled IV persist in the environment is critical to limiting the spread of these viruse...

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Main Authors: Karen A. Kormuth, Kaisen Lin, Zhihong Qian, Michael M. Myerburg, Linsey C. Marr, Seema S. Lakdawala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-08-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
aerosols
droplets
influenza virus
persistence
relative humidity
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00552-19

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00552-19

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