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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Heat Treatment as a Safe-Handling Procedure for Rift Valley Fever Virus.

Maria Anele Romeo, Eliana Specchiarello, Cosmina Mija, Verdiana Zulian, Massimo Francalancia, Fabrizio Maggi, Anna Rosa Garbuglia, Daniele Lapa

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Maria Anele RomeoLaboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Disease "Lazzaro Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6666-0103
Eliana SpecchiarelloLaboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Disease "Lazzaro Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5277-3417
Cosmina MijaLaboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Disease "Lazzaro Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.
Verdiana ZulianLaboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Disease "Lazzaro Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-8996-4803
Massimo FrancalanciaMicrobiology and Virology Unit, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, IRCCS, Istituti Fisioterapici Ospedalieri (IFO), 00144 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3133-9237
Fabrizio MaggiLaboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Disease "Lazzaro Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7489-5271
Anna Rosa GarbugliaLaboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Disease "Lazzaro Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2687-8642
Daniele LapaLaboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Disease "Lazzaro Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.

Funding

Italian Ministry of Health Programme Ricerca Corrente-Linea 1 on emerging and re-emerging infections
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne virus with high pathogenic potential in ruminants and humans. Due to its high potential for spreading, it is considered a priority pathogen, and it is included in the Bluepoint list of the World Health Organization (WHO). Given the high pathogenic potential of the virus, it is crucial to develop a rapid heat-mediated inactivation protocol to create a safer working environment, particularly in medical facilities that lack a biosafety level 3 laboratory required for direct handling of RVFV. Our results reveal the broad tissue tropism of RVFV, showing the virus's capacity for replication in various cell lines. In terms of the thermal stability of RVFV, our findings showed that a 70 °C heat treatment did not fully inactivate the virus within 15 min. However, when exposed to 80 °C and 95 °C, the virus was completely inactivated after 15 min and 5 min, respectively. Additionally, our results indicated that heat-treatment only slightly decreased the integrity of the RVFV genome whether there is a high or low number of viral RNA copies. Overall, the study established a straightforward protocol for heat inactivation that may be beneficial in handling clinical and research samples of RVFV.

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Hot TemperatureRift Valley FeverRift Valley fever virusVirus InactivationAnimalsCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsHumansRNA, ViralSpecimen HandlingVero CellsVirus ReplicationRNA, Viralheat inactivationRift Valley Fever virusRVFVsafe-handling procedurestemperaturevirus stability

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PMID39770349
PMCPMC11676096

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