Cell and Organism Technologies for Assessment of the SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity in Fluid Environment
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Under conditions of COVID-19 pandemic, considerable amounts of SARS-CoV-2 contained in household, municipal, and medical wastewaters inevitably reach natural water bodies. Possible preservation of virus infectivity in liquid environment is of a paramount epidemiological importance. Experiments demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 is resistant to multiple freezing/thawing cycles and retains its infectivity in tap and river water for up to 2 days at 20°C and 7 days at 4°C. In natural milk, its viability is preserved in a refrigerator for 6 days. The exposure of aquarium fish to the virus-containing water fails to cause any infection.
Features of SARS-CoV-2 Replication in Various Types of Reptilian and Fish Cell Cultures.
Kononova Y, Adamenko L, Kazachkova E, Solomatina M, Romanenko S, Proskuryakova A Viruses. 2023; 15(12).
PMID: 38140591 PMC: 10748073. DOI: 10.3390/v15122350.