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SARS Wars: the Fomites Strike Back.

Emanuel Goldman1.   

Abstract

Controversy continues about the significance of fomite transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Recent papers continue to advocate concern. However, designs of studies showing virus survival on surfaces under laboratory conditions are unsuitable for extrapolation to real life. Although viral RNA is frequently found on real-life surfaces, actual tests for infectious virus are almost entirely negative, even in hospitals with COVID-19 patients. Fomite transmission should be regarded as no more than a very minor component of this pandemic.

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Keywords:  COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; absence of fomite transmission; respiratory viruses

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Year:  2021        PMID: 33931423      PMCID: PMC8316018          DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00653-21

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Appl Environ Microbiol        ISSN: 0099-2240            Impact factor:   4.792


  29 in total

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Journal:  Nature       Date:  2021-02       Impact factor: 49.962

2.  Fomites, hands, and the transmission of respiratory viruses.

Authors:  Thomas P Weber; Nikolaos I Stilianakis
Journal:  J Occup Environ Hyg       Date:  2020-12-07       Impact factor: 2.155

3.  Modes of transmission of respiratory syncytial virus.

Authors:  C B Hall; R G Douglas
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4.  Aerosol and surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 observed in quarantine and isolation care.

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Journal:  Sci Rep       Date:  2020-07-29       Impact factor: 4.379

5.  Cleaning and Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Temporal Associations with COVID-19 - National Poison Data System, United States, January 1, 2020-March 31, 2020.

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Journal:  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep       Date:  2020-04-24       Impact factor: 17.586

6.  Cold-chain transportation in the frozen food industry may have caused a recurrence of COVID-19 cases in destination: Successful isolation of SARS-CoV-2 virus from the imported frozen cod package surface.

Authors:  Peipei Liu; Mengjie Yang; Xiang Zhao; Yuanyuan Guo; Liang Wang; Jing Zhang; Wenwen Lei; Weifang Han; Fachun Jiang; William J Liu; George F Gao; Guizhen Wu
Journal:  Biosaf Health       Date:  2020-11-19

7.  Prolonged Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in Fomites.

Authors:  Boris Pastorino; Franck Touret; Magali Gilles; Xavier de Lamballerie; Rémi N Charrel
Journal:  Emerg Infect Dis       Date:  2020-06-24       Impact factor: 6.883

Review 8.  Potential intestinal infection and faecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

Authors:  Meng Guo; Wanyin Tao; Richard A Flavell; Shu Zhu
Journal:  Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol       Date:  2021-02-15       Impact factor: 73.082

9.  COVID-19 and Public Interest in Face Mask Use.

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10.  Detection and infectivity potential of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) environmental contamination in isolation units and quarantine facilities.

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Journal:  Clin Microbiol Infect       Date:  2020-09-10       Impact factor: 8.067

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  13 in total

Review 1.  Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces and relevance to the food industry.

Authors:  Christopher A Baker; Kristen E Gibson
Journal:  Curr Opin Food Sci       Date:  2022-06-03       Impact factor: 9.800

Review 2.  Prevention and Control of COVID-19 after Resuming General Hospital Functions.

Authors:  Jingwen Li; Hanshu Liu; Chao Duan; Lan Chen; Qing Zhang; Xi Fang; Lei Tan; Na Li; Xinyi Wang; Xing Zhang; Chunmei Li; Zhicheng Lin; Nian Xiong
Journal:  Pathogens       Date:  2022-04-10

3.  Characteristics of respiratory microdroplet nuclei on common substrates.

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Journal:  Interface Focus       Date:  2021-12-10       Impact factor: 3.906

4.  Decontamination of SARS-CoV-2 from cold-chain food packaging provides no marginal benefit in risk reduction to food workers.

Authors:  Julia S Sobolik; Elizabeth T Sajewski; Lee-Ann Jaykus; D Kane Cooper; Ben A Lopman; Alicia N M Kraay; P Barry Ryan; Jodie L Guest; Amy Webb-Girard; Juan S Leon
Journal:  Food Control       Date:  2022-01-20       Impact factor: 5.548

5.  Low risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission via fomite, even in cold-chain.

Authors:  Julia S Sobolik; Elizabeth T Sajewski; Lee-Ann Jaykus; D Kane Cooper; Ben A Lopman; Alicia Nm Kraay; P Barry Ryan; Jodie L Guest; Amy Webb-Girard; Juan S Leon
Journal:  medRxiv       Date:  2021-08-26

6.  Lamarck redux and other false arguments against SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: Pseudoscientific arguments against vaccination do not stand up to scrutiny: Pseudoscientific arguments against vaccination do not stand up to scrutiny.

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Journal:  EMBO Rep       Date:  2022-02-23       Impact factor: 8.807

7.  Factors Impacting Persistence of Phi6 Bacteriophage, an Enveloped Virus Surrogate, on Fomite Surfaces.

Authors:  Christopher A Baker; Alan Gutierrez; Kristen E Gibson
Journal:  Appl Environ Microbiol       Date:  2022-03-14       Impact factor: 4.792

Review 8.  SARS-CoV-2 cold-chain transmission: Characteristics, risks, and strategies.

Authors:  Cao Chen; Yenan Feng; Zhixiao Chen; Ying Xia; Xiang Zhao; Ji Wang; Kai Nie; Peihua Niu; Jun Han; Wenbo Xu
Journal:  J Med Virol       Date:  2022-04-08       Impact factor: 20.693

9.  Associative evidence for the potential of humidification as a non-pharmaceutical intervention for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

Authors:  G H Keetels; L Godderis; B J H van de Wiel
Journal:  J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol       Date:  2022-09-14       Impact factor: 6.371

10.  Presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on Surfaces of Public Places and a Transportation System Located in a Densely Populated Urban Area in South America.

Authors:  Juan José Guadalupe; María I Rojas; Gabriela Pozo; Maria P Erazo-Garcia; Pamela Vega-Polo; Martín Terán-Velástegui; Forest Rohwer; María de Lourdes Torres
Journal:  Viruses       Date:  2021-12-23       Impact factor: 5.048

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