In general, moisture and temperature are the two main determinants of viral persistence. At temperatures of 17 to 25 ºC most AI viruses will not survive longer than a few days, even under moist conditions. In general, higher humidity and cooler temperatures permit virus survival in moist substrates over longer periods of time (DEFRA, 2017)
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