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Efficient Inactivation of Monkeypox Virus by World Health Organization‒Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols

Emerging Infectious Diseases (2023) 29(1) 189-192
DOI: 10.3201/eid2901.221429
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Abstract

Increasing nonzoonotic human monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections urge reevaluation of inactivation strategies. We demonstrate efficient inactivation of MPXV by 2 World Health Organization‒recommended alcohol-based hand rub solutions. When compared with other (re)emerging enveloped viruses, MPXV displayed the greatest stability. Our results support rigorous adherence to use of alcohol-based disinfectants.

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Meister, T. L., Tao, R., Brüggemann, Y., Todt, D., Steinmann, J., Timm, J., … Steinmann, E. (2023). Efficient Inactivation of Monkeypox Virus by World Health Organization‒Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29(1), 189–192. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2901.221429

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