Chlorine Dioxide Eliminates Avian Influenza
Chlorine Dioxide Eliminates Avian Influenza - PureLine Chlorine Dioxide is Effective Against Avian Influenza Chlorine dioxide has been well documented as a broad-spectrum disinfectant with strong oxidizing activity. As a biocide it disrupts bacterial cell walls, can damage viral capsid proteins, and viral RNA. Chlorine dioxide can disinfect pathogens such as feline calicivirus, hepatitis A virus, pseudomonas aeruginosa, salmonella enterica, staphylococcus aeureus, and many more. Avian influenza shares common viral structure and similar resistance to biocide inactivation. But just a few months ago, chlorine dioxide’s effectiveness against a specific strain of avian influenza was documented and published in the Biosafety and Health publication (Volume 4, Issue 1) in February of 2022. The authors of the study tested the efficacy of chlorine dioxide in both aqueous solution and gas forms against avian influenza A (H7N9) virus. Through their documented testing, the authors found that an aqueous solution of chlorine dioxide at 126 µg/mL (also translated as 126 PPM) for 15 seconds was effective as no surviving virus was detected within their test. Chlorine dioxide gas at >5 µL/L (5 PPM gas) sustained for one hour inactivated the virus. The findings of their study reveal that chlorine dioxide as a gas or aqueous solution (at certain concentrations) is effective to inactivate the H7N9 influenza virus and could be applied for decontamination and disinfection of environments.