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Widespread contamination of SARS-CoV-2 on highly touched surfaces in Brazil during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
da Silva, Severino Jefferson Ribeiro; do Nascimento, Jessica Catarine Frutuoso; Dos Santos Reis, Wendell Palôma Maria; da Silva, Caroline Targino Alves; da Silva, Poliana Gomes; Mendes, Renata Pessôa Germano; Mendonça, Allyson Andrade; Santos, Bárbara Nazly Rodrigues; de Magalhães, Jurandy Júnior Ferraz; Kohl, Alain; Pena, Lindomar.
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  • da Silva SJR; Laboratory of Virology and Experimental Therapy (LAVITE), Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brazil.
  • do Nascimento JCF; Laboratory of Virology and Experimental Therapy (LAVITE), Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brazil.
  • Dos Santos Reis WPM; Laboratory of Virology and Experimental Therapy (LAVITE), Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brazil.
  • da Silva CTA; Laboratory of Virology and Experimental Therapy (LAVITE), Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brazil.
  • da Silva PG; Laboratory of Virology and Experimental Therapy (LAVITE), Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brazil.
  • Mendes RPG; Laboratory of Virology and Experimental Therapy (LAVITE), Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brazil.
  • Mendonça AA; Laboratory of Virology and Experimental Therapy (LAVITE), Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brazil.
  • Santos BNR; Laboratory of Virology and Experimental Therapy (LAVITE), Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brazil.
  • de Magalhães JJF; Laboratory of Virology and Experimental Therapy (LAVITE), Department of Virology, Aggeu Magalhães Institute (IAM), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brazil.
  • Kohl A; Department of Virology, Pernambuco State Central Laboratory (LACEN/PE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
  • Pena L; University of Pernambuco (UPE), Serra Talhada Campus, Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Environ Microbiol ; 23(12): 7382-7395, 2021 12.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34863010
Although SARS-CoV-2 surface contamination has been investigated in health care settings, little is known about the SARS-CoV-2 surface contamination in public urban areas, particularly in tropical countries. Here, we investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on high-touch surfaces in a large city in Brazil, one of the most affected countries by the COVID-19 pandemic in the world. A total of 400 surface samples were collected in February 2021 in the City of Recife, Northeastern Brazil. A total of 97 samples (24.2%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-qPCR using the CDC-USA protocol. All the collection sites, except one (18/19, 94.7%) had at least one environmental surface sample contaminated. SARS-CoV-2 positivity was higher in public transport terminals (47/84, 55.9%), followed by health care units (26/84, 30.9%), beach areas (4/21, 19.0%), public parks (14/105, 13.3%), supply centre (2/21, 9.5%), and public markets (4/85, 4.7%). Toilets, ATMs, handrails, playgrounds and outdoor gyms were identified as fomites with the highest rates of SARS-CoV-2 detection. Taken together, our data provide a real-world picture of SARS-CoV-2 dispersion in highly populated tropical areas and identify critical control points that need to be targeted to break SARS-CoV-2 transmission chains.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: COVID-19 Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Environ Microbiol Asunto de la revista: MICROBIOLOGIA / SAUDE AMBIENTAL Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: COVID-19 Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Environ Microbiol Asunto de la revista: MICROBIOLOGIA / SAUDE AMBIENTAL Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil Pais de publicación: Reino Unido