|
Effect of temperature and ultraviolet light on the survival of avian influenza virus H5N1 subtype |
||||
| Exposure time (minutes) |
||||
| Physical factors (n = 2) |
15 |
30 |
45 |
60 |
|
|
||||
| Temperature (56°C) |
++++ |
---- |
---- |
---- |
| Ultraviolet light |
++++ |
++++ |
+++- |
++-- |
|
++++ = AAF from all four inoculated chicken embryos showed haemagglutination (HA) and haemagglutination inhibition (HI) tests positive; ------- = AAF from all four inoculated chicken embryos showed undetectable haemagglutination (HA) activity. | ||||
Shahid et al. Virology Journal 2009 6:38 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-6-38 |
||||