Monkeypox: UKHSA laboratory assessments of inactivation methodsGov.uk - UKHSA
Multiple protocols for inactivation of MPX are included in this resource, for example, Buffer AVL, 70% ethanol, L6 Buffer and others
Inactivation of orthopoxvirus for diagnostic PCR analysis Journal of Virological Methods
23 September 2021
Vinner L, et al.
Diagnoses of ongoing viral infections commonly rely on PCR methodology.
The virucidal effects of 405 nm visible light on SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus (Website, Publication)Nature – Scientific Reports
Rathnasinghe R, Jangra S, Miorin L, et al.
Heat inactivation of clinical COVID-19 samples on an industrial scale for low risk and efficient high-throughput qRT-PCR diagnostic testing (NEW 3/7, Website, Publication)Scientific Reports
21 February 2022
Delpuech O, Douthwaite JA, Hill T, et al.
Heating as the sole method of virus inactivation is ideally suited to streamlined and more rapid workflows such as ‘direct to PCR’ assays that do not involve RNA extraction or chemical neutralisation methods.
Rapid Bedside Inactivation of Ebola Virus for Safe Nucleic Acid Tests Journal of Clinical Microbiology
23 September 2021
Methods for inactivating EBOV
In Vitro Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 Using Gamma Radiation (Document, Publication)Applied Biosafety: Journal of ABSA International
30 June 2020
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