Development of a new disinfectant with very strong anti-influenza viral activity: a preliminary report

Table 1 Time taken to completely inactivate influenza A viruses following contact with the new disinfectant

Virus strain^a	Time to complete disinfection (minutes)
Virus strain^a	1:9^b	1:99^b
H1N1 10^8.25EID₅₀/0.2 ml	>10	10
10-times diluted	10	10
H3N2 10^8.75EID₅₀/0.2 ml	10	10
10-times diluted	10	10
H4N6 10^8.50EID₅₀/0.2 ml	>10	10
10-times diluted	10	10
H5N3 10^8.25EID₅₀/0.2 ml	>10	2
10-times diluted	2	2
H6N2 10^7.75EID₅₀/0.2 ml	>10	10
10-times diluted	10	10
H7N7 10^8.25EID₅₀/0.2 ml	10	10
10-times diluted	10	10

EID₅₀, Median egg infectious doses (virus titre)
^aH1N1, A/swine/Iowa/15/30; H3N2, A/Aichi/2/68; H4N6, A/duck/Czech/56; H5N3, A/whistling swan/Shimane/499/83; H6N2, A/duck/Massachusetts/3740/65; H7N7, A/whistling swan/Shimane/42/80
^bRatio of virus to the new disinfectant

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