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Infective SARS-CoV-2 in Skull Sawdust at Autopsy, Finland

Emerging Infectious Diseases (2024) 30(8) 1735-1737
DOI: 10.3201/eid3008.240145
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Abstract

We assessed the distribution of SARS-CoV-2 at autopsy in 22 deceased persons with confirmed COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 was found by PCR (2/22, 9.1%) and by culture (1/22, 4.5%) in skull sawdust, suggesting that live virus is present in tissues postmortem, including bone. Occupational exposure risk is low with appropriate personal protective equipment.

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Kantonen, J. N., Kuivanen, S., Smura, T., Puttonen, H., Kekäläinen, E., Sajantila, A., … Carpén, O. (2024). Infective SARS-CoV-2 in Skull Sawdust at Autopsy, Finland. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 30(8), 1735–1737. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3008.240145

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