Increasing Temperature and Relative Humidity Accelerates Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces

Biryukov, Jennifer; A. Boydston, Jeremy; Dunning, Rebecca; J. Yeager, John; Wood, Stewart; L. Reese, Amy; Ferris, Allison; Miller, David; Weaver, Wade; E. Zeitouni, Nathalie; T. Phillips, Aaron; Freeburger, Denise; Hooper, Idris; Ratnesar-Shumate, Shanna; Yolitz, Jason; Krause, M; Williams, Gregory; G. Dawson, David; Herzog, Artemas; Dabisch, Paul; Wahl‐Jensen, Victoria; Hevey, Michael; A. Altamura, Louis

doi:10.1128/msphere.00441-20

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Increasing Temperature and Relative Humidity Accelerates Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces

Published in mSphere • Jun 30, 2020

Authors:

Jennifer Biryukov

Jeremy A. Boydston

Rebecca Dunning

Abstract

Mitigating the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical settings and public spaces is critically important to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases while effective vaccines and therapeutics are under development. SARS-CoV-2 transmission is thought to primarily occur through direct person-to-person trans...

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Relative humidity

Humidity

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

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