title: Strong antiviral activity of heated and hydrated dolomite--preliminary investigation.
abstract: Heated and hydrated naturally occurring dolomite showed very strong antiviral activity. Infectivity of avian and human influenza, avian infectious bronchitis (coronavirus), Newcastle disease (paramyxovirus) and avian laryngotracheitis (herpesvirus) viruses dropped at least 1,000 fold following contact with the dolomite for five minutes at 4 degrees C. Dolomite is expected to be useful to inhibit the incidence of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Koyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamana
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Motoike
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otsuki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D001351:Infectious bronchitis virus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D002119:Calcium Carbonate; D008274:Magnesium; C028042:calcium magnesium carbonate