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Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023
Research

Environmental Persistence and Disinfection of Lassa Virus

Marlee Shaffer1, Robert J. Fischer1, Shane Gallogly, Olivia Ginn, Vincent Munster, and Kyle BibbyComments to Author 
Author affiliations: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA (M. Shaffer, O. Ginn, K. Bibby); National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA (R.J. Fischer, S. Gallogly, V. Munster)

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Figure 1

First-order decay of Josiah and Sauerwald isolates on surfaces in a study of environmental persistence and disinfection of Lassa virus. A) Josiah strain on high-density polyethylene; B) Josiah strain on stainless steel; C) Sauerwald strain on high-density polyethylene; D) Sauerwald strain on stainless steel. Each plotted point represents the mean of 3 independent experimental replicates run concurrently, and the error bars show the standard deviation. Solid blue and orange lines indicate decay rates; dashed lines indicate the assay’s detection limits; hollow circles represent points below the detection limit that were not included in the regression analysis. The equation of the linear regression (y) and the R2 value are shown on the plots. All plotting, regressions, and statistical analyses were performed using R Studio 2022.07.2 (The R Foundation for Statistical Computing, https://www.r-project.org). C, initial concentration of infectious virus; Ct, concentration of infectious virus at time, t; TCID50, 50% tissue culture infectious dose.

Figure 1. First-order decay of Josiah and Sauerwald isolates on surfaces in a study of environmental persistence and disinfection of Lassa virus. A) Josiah strain on high-density polyethylene; B) Josiah strain on stainless steel; C) Sauerwald strain on high-density polyethylene; D) Sauerwald strain on stainless steel. Each plotted point represents the mean of 3 independent experimental replicates run concurrently, and the error bars show the standard deviation. Solid blue and orange lines indicate decay rates; dashed lines indicate the assay’s detection limits; hollow circles represent points below the detection limit that were not included in the regression analysis. The equation of the linear regression (y) and the R2 value are shown on the plots. All plotting, regressions, and statistical analyses were performed using R Studio 2022.07.2 (The R Foundation for Statistical Computing, https://www.r-project.org). C, initial concentration of infectious virus; Ct, concentration of infectious virus at time, t; TCID50, 50% tissue culture infectious dose.

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

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