Abstract
Gases containing ethylene oxide mixed with carbon dioxide alone (Etox®) or together with methyl formate (Etoxiat®) were employed for virus treatment in a way that has been shown efficient for the killing of bacteria. A number of viruses selected for their capacity to withstand chemical or physical treatments were tested under varying conditions, including in a dried state in the presence of high amounts of organic matter (animal spillings). The viruses tested were enteroviruses, paramyxovirus (NDV), poxvirus and parvovirus, and they were all inactivated to a high degree.
Keywords: ethylene oxide, virus inactivation
Sammendrag
Luftblandinger indeholdende etylenoxyd med kuldioxyd alene (Etox®) eller sammen med methylformiat (Etoxiat®) blev anvendt til at behandle virus på en måde, som har vist sig effektiv over for bakterier. Et antal virustyper, som blev udvalgt på grund af deres accepterede evne til at modstå fysisk eller kemisk behandling, blev undersøgt under forskellige betingelser indbefattet behandling af indtørrede præparater med højt indhold af organisk materiale (hentet ved rengøring af kaninbure). De undersøgte virustyper: Enterovirus, paramyxovirus (NDV), koppevirus og parvovirus blev alle inaktiveret i høj grad.
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