Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on Produce following a Low-Dose Aerosol Exposure

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Nov;103(5):2024-2025. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1033.

Abstract

We modeled the stability of SARS-CoV-2 on apples, tomatoes, and jalapeño peppers at two temperatures following a low-dose aerosol exposure designed to simulate an airborne transmission event involving droplet nuclei. Infectious virus was not recovered postexposure.

MeSH terms

  • Aerosols
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Fomites / virology
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Fruit / virology*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Temperature
  • Vegetables / virology*

Substances

  • Aerosols