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. 2024 Oct 31;15:1463056. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1463056

Table 2.

Survival of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses on the skin surface.

Material Strain name Temperature (°C) Relative humidity (%) Virus titer Survival time Reference
Skin (Swine) SARS-CoV-2 4 50 1.00 × 104.5TCID50 >336 h Baker and Gibson (2022) and Harbourt et al. (2020)
Skin (Swine) SARS-CoV-2 22 50 1.00 × 104.5TCID50 96-168 h Baker and Gibson (2022) and Harbourt et al. (2020)
Skin (Swine) SARS-CoV-2 37 50 1.00 × 104.5TCID50 8-24 h Baker and Gibson (2022) and Harbourt et al. (2020)
Skin (Human, DMEM) SARS-CoV-2 25 45–55 1.00 × 104.5TCID50 9.04 h Hirose et al. (2020)
Skin (Human, Mucus) SARS-CoV-2 25 45–55 1.00 × 104.5TCID50 11.09 h Hirose et al. (2020)
Skin (Human, DMEM) H1N1 25 45–55 1.00 × 104.5TCID50 1.82 h Hirose et al. (2020)
Skin (Human, Mucus) H1N1 25 45–55 1.00 × 104.5TCID50 1.69 h Hirose et al. (2020)
Skin (Human) H5N1 25 45–55 4.00 × 105TCID50 4.5 h
Skin (Human) H7N9, H5N3, H5N9, H3N2, H1N1 25 45–55 4.00 × 105TCID50 2 h Bandou et al. (2022)