TY - JOUR N2 - Coronaviruses present a considerable concern for humans and animals. The current world- wide pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 virus showed many gaps in understanding of coronaviruses spread and transmission. Because of lack of effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 the only preventive measures are represented by wearing protective masks and gloves thus limiting potential risk of contact with the airborne virus. Inversely, the limited time of protective function of the masks presents another drawback of their use. Therefore, the application of disinfection agent dispersed on the surface of protective masks may enhance their effectivity and safety of their application. The aim of the study was to examine the virucidal efficacy of low-concentra- ted sodium hypochlorite dispersed using ultrasonic humidifier on the surface of surgery masks. The study was conducted using SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus, namely porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) representing a model with similar biophysical properties and genomic structure to human coronaviruses. Five different concentrations of the disinfectant with different content of sodium hypochlorite were selected for the study. A final concentration of 0.228 g/L sodium hypochlorite effectively inactivated the PED virus and may support the biosafety of masks usage. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/118727/PDF/21.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/118727 PY - 2020 IS - No 4 EP - 650 DO - 10.24425/pjvs.2020.135801 KW - coronaviruses KW - SARS-CoV-2 disinfection KW - surgery/protective masks KW - dispersion KW - portable humidifier KW - porcine epidemic diarrhea KW - PEDV KW - sodium hypochlorite A1 - Antas, M. A1 - Szczotka-Bochniarz, A. A1 - Woźniakowski, G. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences PB - University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn VL - vol. 23 DA - 2020.12.28 T1 - Effective inactivation of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus on contaminated surgery masks by low-concentrated sodium hypochlorite dispersion SP - 647 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/118727 T2 - Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences ER -