Persistence of Ebola Virus in Sterilized Wastewater
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Persistence of Ebola Virus in Sterilized Wastewater
In the wake of the ongoing 2014/2015 Ebola virus outbreak, significant questions regarding the appropriate handling of Ebola virus-contaminated liquid waste remain, including the persistence of Ebola virus in wastewater. To address these uncertainties, we evaluated the persistence of Ebola virus spiked in sterilized domestic sewage. The viral titer decreased approximately 99% within the first t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Science & Technology Letters
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2328-8930,2328-8930
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5b00193