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Review
. 2021 Jan:192:110293.
doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110293. Epub 2020 Oct 2.

SARS-CoV-2 viability under different meteorological conditions, surfaces, fluids and transmission between animals

María Fernández-Raga  1 , Laura Díaz-Marugán  2 , Marta García Escolano  3 , Carlos Bort  4 , Víctor Fanjul  5
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Review

SARS-CoV-2 viability under different meteorological conditions, surfaces, fluids and transmission between animals

María Fernández-Raga et al. Environ Res. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, researchers have tried to characterise the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to better understand the pathogenic mechanisms of the virus and prevent further dissemination. As a consequence, there has been a bloom in scientific research papers focused on the behaviour of the virus in different environmental contexts. Nevertheless, despite these efforts and due to its novelty, available information about this coronavirus is limited, as several research studies are still ongoing. This review aims to shed light on this issue. To that end, we have examined the scientific literature to date regarding the viability of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces and fluids or under different environmental conditions (temperature, precipitation and UV radiation). We have also addressed the role of animals in the transmission of this coronavirus.

Keywords: Animal-transmission; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Surfaces; Temperature; UV radiation; Viability.

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Conflict of interest statement

The Authors of declares that there is no conflict of interest. The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Relation between atmospheric parameters and COVID-19 spread.
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