Ebola Virus Stability on Surfaces and in Fluids in Simulated Outbreak Environments

Abstract

We evaluated the stability of Ebola virus on surfaces and in fluids under simulated environmental conditions for the climate of West Africa and for climate-controlled hospitals. This virus remains viable for a longer duration on surfaces in hospital conditions than in African conditions and in liquid than in dried blood.

Keywords

• Ebola virus
• viruses
• environment
• stability
• surfaces
• fluids