Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation

•SARS-CoV-2 is highly susceptible to irradiation with ultraviolet light.•High viral loads of 5 * 106 TCID50/ml SARS-CoV-2 can be inactivated in 9 minutes by UVC irradiation.•UVC irradiation represents a suitable disinfection method for SARS-CoV-2. The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic became a global...

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Published in:	American journal of infection control Vol. 48; no. 10; pp. 1273 - 1275
Main Authors:	Heilingloh, Christiane Silke, Aufderhorst, Ulrich Wilhelm, Schipper, Leonie, Dittmer, Ulf, Witzke, Oliver, Yang, Dongliang, Zheng, Xin, Sutter, Kathrin, Trilling, Mirko, Alt, Mira, Steinmann, Eike, Krawczyk, Adalbert
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2020 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc
Subjects:	Betacoronavirus - radiation effects Brief Report Coronavirus Infections - virology COVID-19 Disinfection - methods Humans Inactivation Infectious Disease Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - virology SARS-CoV-2 Ultraviolet light Ultraviolet Rays Virus Inactivation - radiation effects COVID-19 Inactivation Ultraviolet light
ISSN:	0196-6553, 1527-3296, 1527-3296
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