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Ebola Virus Stability on Surfaces and in Fluids in Simulated Outbreak Environments
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 7, Pp 1243-1246 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015.
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Abstract
- We evaluated the stability of Ebola virus on surfaces and in fluids under simulated environmental conditions for the climate of West Africa and for climate-controlled hospitals. This virus remains viable for a longer duration on surfaces in hospital conditions than in African conditions and in liquid than in dried blood.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b125e9dff99c464fb48846762a67f0db
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.150253