Survival of hepatitis A virus in feces after drying and storage for 1 month.
Hepatitis A virus in feces remained viable after being dried and then stored at 25 degrees C and 42% relative humidity for 30 days, as evidenced by infection of two marmosets inoculated with 1 ml of the treated fecal material. The virus was excreted in stool specimens from these animals, and seroconversion to antibody to hepatitis A virus occurred 28 and 35 days post-inoculation.
D000818:Animals; D002143:Callitrichinae; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D002679:Pan troglodytes; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013997:Time Factors; D014774:Virulence