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Tomato brown rugose fruit virus: Survival of the virus and efficacy of disinfection approaches

Objective

The survival of the virus will be investigated both as ‘untreated’ and following disinfection. The key objectives will be to investigate: 1) Survival of the ToBRFV on skin and gloves (Nitrile) 2) Handwashing to reduce the risk of contamination in the glasshouse 3) Survival of the virus on glasshouse surfaces and tools 4) Efficacy of disinfection approaches on glasshouse surfaces and tools

Investigators
Adrian Fox
Institution
Fera Science Ltd
Start date
2019
End date
2019
Project number
PE 033
Commodities