Inactivation of avian influenza virus using four common chemicals and one detergent

R L Alphin; K J Johnson; B S Ladman; E R Benson

doi:10.3382/ps.2008-00527

Inactivation of avian influenza virus using four common chemicals and one detergent

Poult Sci. 2009 Jun;88(6):1181-5. doi: 10.3382/ps.2008-00527.

Authors

R L Alphin¹, K J Johnson, B S Ladman, E R Benson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark 19716, USA.

PMID: 19439628
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00527

Abstract

Five disinfectant chemicals were tested individually for effectiveness against low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV), A/H7N2/Chick/MinhMa/04, on hard, nonporous surfaces. The tested agents included acetic acid, calcium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, and a powdered laundry detergent without bleach. Multiple common chemicals including acetic acid (1 and 3%), sodium hydroxide (2%), and calcium hydroxide (1%) effectively inactivated LPAIV on a metal surface. The laundry detergent without bleach, sodium carbonate (4%), and the lower concentration of sodium hydroxide (1%) were not able to consistently inactivate LPAIV on hard, nonporous surfaces.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Acetic Acid / pharmacology
Animals
Calcium Hydroxide / pharmacology
Carbonates / pharmacology
Chick Embryo
Chickens*
Detergents / pharmacology
Disinfectants / pharmacology*
Hemagglutination Tests / veterinary
Influenza A virus / physiology*
Influenza in Birds / prevention & control
Influenza in Birds / virology*
Poultry Diseases / prevention & control
Poultry Diseases / virology*
Sodium Hydroxide / pharmacology
Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
Virus Activation / drug effects
Virus Replication / drug effects

Substances

Carbonates
Detergents
Disinfectants
sodium carbonate
Sodium Hydroxide
Calcium Hydroxide
Acetic Acid