Volume 21, Number 7—July 2015
Dispatch
Ebola Virus Stability on Surfaces and in Fluids in Simulated Outbreak Environments
Table 2
Stability of Ebola virus in infected nonhuman primate blood under different environmental conditions*
Blood sample, condition |
Initial virus titer, log10 TCID50/ mL |
No. days viable |
---|---|---|
NHP 1 | ||
Drying 27°C, RH 80% | 6.5 | 5 |
Drying 21°C, RH 40% | 6.5 | 1 |
Liquid 27°C | 7.2 | 14 |
Liquid 21°C | 7.2 | 14 |
NHP 2 | ||
Drying 27°C, RH 80% | 2.8 | 5 |
Drying 21°C, RH 40% | 2.8 | 1 |
Liquid 27°C | 4.2 | 11 |
Liquid 21°C | 4.2 | 1 |
NHP 3 | ||
Drying 27°C, RH 80% | 7.2 | 4 |
Drying 21°C, RH 40% | 7.2 | 4 |
Liquid 27°C | 6.5 | 8 |
Liquid 21°C | 6.5 | 14 |
*TCID50, 50% tissue culture infectious dose; NHP, nonhuman primate; RH, relative humidity.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.