Ebolavirus dried onto glass, polymeric silicone rubber, or painted aluminum alloy is able to survive in the dark for several hours under ambient conditions (between 20°C and 25°C and 30–40% relative humidity) (amount of virus reduced to 37% after 15.4 hours), but is less stable than some other viral hemorrhagic fevers.
When dried in tissue culture media onto glass and stored at 4 °C, Zaire ebolavirus survived for over 50 days.
This information is based on experimental findings only and not based on observations in nature. This information is intended to be used to support local risk assessments in a laboratory setting.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/lab-bio/res/psds-ftss/ebola-eng.php
Thus, practice meticulous hand hygiene as outlined here: http://drmkessler.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-not-to-catch-ebola.html and here:
http://drmkessler.blogspot.com/2014/10/opinion-which-products-you-may-want-to.html
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