Heat efficiently inactivates coronaviruses inside vehicles
Karthigeyan, K. P.; Flanigan, C.; Machado, D. J.; Kiziltas, A. A.; Janies, D. A.; Chen, J.; Cooke, D.; Lee, M. V.; Saif, L. J.; Henegar, S.; Jahnes, J.; Mielewski, D. F.; Kwiek, J. J.
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Heat is an established method to inactivate coronaviruses, and there is utility in using heat to reduce viral load on common touch points in vehicles exposed to a person shedding SARS-CoV-2. As SARS-CoV-2 is a Biosafety level (BSL)-3 pathogen, real world testing of heat as a sanitation method for public and private vehicles becomes a challenge, requiring a surrogate coronavirus that can be handled safely outside of a BSL-3 facility. In this study, we used Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV) as a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 to test the efficacy of heat-based betacoronavirus inactivation. In vitro, a 30-minute exposure to 56{degrees}C completely inactivated BCoV in solution, and a 15-minute exposure reduced recovery of BCoV >1000-fold. When heated to 56{degrees}C for 15 minutes, the infectivity of BCoV spotted and dried on typical porous and non-porous automobile interior materials was reduced by 99 - 99.99%. When BCoV was spotted and dried on hard plastic (seat) material placed inside an out of service transit bus, 56{degrees}C heat for 30 minutes reduced BCoV infectivity 85 - 99.5%. Thus, 56{degrees}C is an accessible, rapid, and effective method to inactivate coronaviruses inside motor vehicles.
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