Fwd: Ahead of Print -Inactivation and Environmental Stability of Zika Virus - Volume 22, Number 9—September 2016 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

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> From: Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com>
> Subject: Ahead of Print -Inactivation and Environmental Stability of Zika Virus - Volume 22, Number 9—September 2016 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
> Date: July 9, 2016 at 3:28:48 PM EDT
> To: "Michael D. McDonald" <michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com>
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> Mike,
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> FYI . . . we will add this to our Zika information resources . . .
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> We demonstrated that Zika virus is destroyed by classical disinfectants and inactivation methods and that nitrile and latex gloves are protective. We also showed that UV light of a laminar flow hood inactivates Zika virus, but particularly if the virus is in a protein-rich environment, the exposure time range should be in hours rather than in minutes. Although we expected that Zika virus would be inactivated by alcohol and disinfectants, we conducted a thorough experimental verification to exclude uncertainties surrounding work with this emerging pathogen.
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> CDC - EID - Inactivation and Environmental Stability of Zika Virus
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>> http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/9/16-0664_article <http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/9/16-0664_article>
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> Kathy