Disinfection measures and control of SARS-COV-2 transmission

Authors

  • Phelipe Magalhães Duarte Universidade de Cuiabá
  • Vivian Tallita Pinheiro de Santana Universidade de Cuiabá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31646/gbio.64

Keywords:

Infectious disease, Covid-19, disinfectants, respiratory infection, coronavirus

Abstract

A new virus, classified as a variant of the coronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2. The virus can be inactivated by heating at 56 ºC for 30 minutes and by using lipid solvents such as ethanol (> 75%), isopropanol (> 70%), formaldehyde (> 0.7%), povidone iodine (> 0, 23%), sodium hypochlorite (> 0.21%), or hydrogen peroxide (> 0.5%), but not chlorhexidine. Another approach is to use a footbath at the entrance of a house. The use of irradiation with ultraviolet light for 60 minutes resulted in the inactivation of several coronaviruses.

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Published

2020-04-17

How to Cite

Duarte, P. M., & Santana, V. T. P. de. (2020). Disinfection measures and control of SARS-COV-2 transmission. Global Biosecurity, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.31646/gbio.64

Issue

Vol. 2 (2020)

Section

Rapid Reports and Perspectives From the Field

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Received 2020-04-03
Accepted 2020-04-05
Published 2020-04-17