27.03.2020 |
Neeltje van Doremalen, Ph.D., Trenton Bushmaker, B.Sc., Dylan H. Morris, M.Phil, Myndi G. Holbrook, B.Sc., Amandine Gamble, Ph.D., Brandi N. Williamson, M.P.H., Azaibi Tamin, Ph.D., Jennifer L. Harcourt, Ph.D., Natalie J. Thornburg, Ph.D., Susan I. Gerber, M.D., James O. Lloyd-Smith, Ph.D., Emmie de Wit, Ph.D., Vincent J. Munster, Ph.D.
We analyzed the aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 and compared it with SARS-CoV-1, the most closely related human coronavirus.
We evaluated the stability of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1 in aerosols and on various surfaces and estimated their decay rates using a Bayesian regression model
Our data consisted of 10 experimental conditions involving two viruses (SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1) in five environmental conditions (aerosols, plastic, stainless steel, copper, and cardboard). All experimental measurements are reported as means across three replicates.
The New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM, Med 2020;382:1564-1567