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Table 3 Effect of chemical factors on the survival of avian influenza virus H5N1 subtype

From: Avian influenza virus (H5N1); effects of physico-chemical factors on its survival

  

Exposure time (minutes)

Disinfectant

Concentration (%)

15

30

45

60

Formalin

0.2

----

----

----

----

 

0.4

----

----

----

----

 

0.6

----

----

----

----

Iodine crystals

0.2

++++

++++

++++

++++

 

0.4

----

----

----

----

 

0.6

----

----

----

----

Phenol crystals

0.2

++++

++++

++++

++++

 

0.4

----

----

----

----

 

0.6

----

----

----

----

CID 20

0.2

++++

++++

++++

++++

 

0.5

++++

++++

++++

----

 

1.0

----

----

----

----

Virkon®-S

0.2

++++

++++

----

----

 

0.5

----

----

----

----

 

1.0

----

----

----

----

Zeptin 10%

0.5

++++

++++

----

----

 

1.0

++++

----

----

----

 

2.0

----

----

----

----

KEPCIDE 300

0.2

++++

++++

++++

++++

 

0.5

+++

----

----

----

 

1.0

----

----

----

----

KEPCIDE 400

0.2

++++

+++

++++

++++

 

0.5

----

----

----

----

 

1.0

----

----

----

----

  1. ++++ = AAF from all four inoculated chicken embryos showed haemagglutination (HA) and haemagglutination inhibition (HI) tests positive;
  2. ------ = AAF from all four inoculated chicken embryos showed undetectable haemagglutination (HA) activity.