October 19, 2020

Viroscientists in Rotterdam, The Netherlands demonstrate in ferret study that SARS-CoV-2 can remain infectious while travelling through air ducts with multiple right angles.

Kutter, Jasmin S., de Meulder, Dennis et al. 2020. “SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 are transmitted through the air between ferrets over more than one meter distance.” BioRxiv, October 19, 2020. Ferret Study Reinforces Role of Aerosols in SARS-CoV-2 Spread Using an elaborate apparatus, researchers find that the virus spreads via aerosolized particles between ferrets […]

October 19, 2020

Kutter, Jasmin S., de Meulder, Dennis et al. 2020. “SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 are transmitted through the air between ferrets over more than one meter distance.” BioRxiv, October 19, 2020.

SARS-CoV-2 emerged in late 2019 and caused a pandemic, whereas the closely related SARS-CoV was contained rapidly in 2003. Here, a newly developed experimental set-up was used to study transmission of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 through the air between ferrets over more than a meter distance. Both viruses caused a robust productive respiratory tract infection resulting […]