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Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Coronavirus Survival on Surfaces

Lisa M. Casanova, Soyoung Jeon, William A. Rutala, David J. Weber, Mark D. Sobsey
Lisa M. Casanova
1Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Soyoung Jeon
2Department of Statistics and Operations Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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William A. Rutala
3Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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David J. Weber
3Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02291-09
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    Survival of TGEV and MHV at 4°C and (a) 20% RH, (b) 50% RH, and (c) 80% RH. Squares, TGEV; circles, MHV. The error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals.

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    Survival of TGEV and MHV at 20°C and (a) 20% RH, (b) 50% RH, and (c) 80% RH. Filled squares, TGEV; filled circles, MHV; open circles, value for the sample was below the detection limit of the assay (5 log10 MPN). The error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals.

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    Survival of TGEV and MHV at 40°C and (a) 20% RH, (b) 50% RH, and (c) 80% RH. Filled squares, TGEV; filled circles, MHV; open squares, value for the TGEV sample was below the detection limit of the assay (4 log10 MPN); open circle, value for the MHV sample was below the detection limit of the assay (4 log10 MPN). The error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals.

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    Slopes of regression lines for virus inactivation at 4°C and 20, 50, and 80% RH

    RHReplicateMHVTGEV
    SlopePMean slopeSlopePMean slope
    201−0.0290.2124−0.031−0.0160.1082−0.021
    2−0.0360.0197−0.0250.0124
    3−0.0270.1248−0.0230.1792
    501−0.1610.0016−0.152−0.1130.0415−0.107
    2−0.1520.0042−0.1110.0211
    3−0.1430.0048−0.0980.0354
    801−0.0990.0067−0.106−0.1390.0064−0.133
    2−0.1140.0139−0.1390.0052
    3−0.1050.0171−0.1220.0274
  • TABLE 2.

    Slopes of regression lines for virus inactivation at 20°C and 20, 50, and 80% RH

    RHReplicateMHVTGEV
    SlopePMean slopeSlopePMean slope
    201−0.0520.0057−0.061−0.0770.0025−0.081
    2−0.0680.0005−0.0790.0019
    3−0.0630.0291−0.0870.0034
    501−0.6850.0004−0.685−1.0830.0003−0.896
    2−0.6490.0004−0.7920.0029
    3−0.721<0.0001−0.8140.0316
    801−0.5500.0001−0.529−0.2120.0001−0.212
    2−0.5310.0001−0.2360.0001
    3−0.5060.0001−0.1890.0001
  • TABLE 3.

    Slopes of regression lines for virus inactivation at 40°C and 20, 50, and 80% RH

    RHReplicateMHVTGEV
    SlopePMean slopeSlopePMean slope
    201−0.9840.0001−0.990−1.3960.0022−1.523
    2−0.9570.0003−1.5860.0134
    3−1.0280.0002−1.5860.0134
    501−9.2200.0015−8.426−12.440<0.0001−11.280
    2−6.6350.0293−11.680<0.0001
    3−9.4240.0034−9.720<0.0001
    801−16.0080.0046−15.948−10.3540.0006−9.857
    2−16.0920.0032−9.9510.0020
    3−15.7440.0108−9.2660.0089
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Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Coronavirus Survival on Surfaces
Lisa M. Casanova, Soyoung Jeon, William A. Rutala, David J. Weber, Mark D. Sobsey
Applied and Environmental Microbiology Apr 2010, 76 (9) 2712-2717; DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02291-09

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Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Coronavirus Survival on Surfaces
Lisa M. Casanova, Soyoung Jeon, William A. Rutala, David J. Weber, Mark D. Sobsey
Applied and Environmental Microbiology Apr 2010, 76 (9) 2712-2717; DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02291-09
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