Table 6.
Parasites | Extent of inactivation* (log10 reduction) |
---|---|
Plasmodium falciparum**(malaria) | ≥6.0 |
Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas' disease) | >5.3 |
Leishmania mexicana (metacyclic promastigote stage) | >5.0 |
Leishmania major Jish (amastigote stage) | >4.3 |
Babesia microti (babesiosis) | >5.3 |
‘>’ refers to inactivation below the limit of detection of the assay.
Intracellular.