Strong antiviral activity of heated and hydrated dolomite--preliminary investigation.
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.
Yamana
Hideaki
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Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Koyama, Japan.
Ito
Hiroshi
H
Ito
Toshihiro
T
Murase
Toshiyuki
T
Motoike
Koichi
K
Wakabayashi
Kazuo
K
Otsuki
Koichi
K
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
D002119:Calcium Carbonate; D008274:Magnesium; C028042:calcium magnesium carbonate