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UV-C light completely blocks highly contagious Delta SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission in hamsters

Robert J. Fischer, Julia R. Port, Myndi G. Holbrook, Kwe Claude Yinda, Martin Creusen, Jeroen ter Stege, Marc de Samber, View ORCID ProfileVincent J. Munster
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.10.475722
Robert J. Fischer
1Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, USA
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Julia R. Port
1Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, USA
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Myndi G. Holbrook
1Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, USA
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Kwe Claude Yinda
1Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, USA
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Martin Creusen
2Signify, High Tech Campus 48, 5656 AE, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Jeroen ter Stege
3UVConsult BV, Hoofdstraat 249, 1611AG Bovenkarspel, The Netherlands
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Marc de Samber
2Signify, High Tech Campus 48, 5656 AE, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Vincent J. Munster
1Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, USA
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Abstract

Behavioral and medical control measures are not effective in containing the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Here we report on the effectiveness of a preemptive environmental strategy using UV-C light to prevent airborne transmission of the virus in a hamster model and show that UV-C exposure completely prevents airborne transmission between individuals

Competing Interest Statement

Martin Creusen, Marc de Samber and Jeroen ter Stege are affiliated with Signify N.V. and 3.UVConsult BV, and provided material support and expertise, but no financial support.

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UV-C light completely blocks highly contagious Delta SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission in hamsters
Robert J. Fischer, Julia R. Port, Myndi G. Holbrook, Kwe Claude Yinda, Martin Creusen, Jeroen ter Stege, Marc de Samber, Vincent J. Munster
bioRxiv 2022.01.10.475722; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.10.475722
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UV-C light completely blocks highly contagious Delta SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission in hamsters
Robert J. Fischer, Julia R. Port, Myndi G. Holbrook, Kwe Claude Yinda, Martin Creusen, Jeroen ter Stege, Marc de Samber, Vincent J. Munster
bioRxiv 2022.01.10.475722; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.10.475722

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