Effect of angel care and embalming on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from dead, infected hamsters. (IMAGE)

The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo

Effect of angel care and embalming on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from dead, infected hamsters.

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High virus titers were found in SARS-CoV-2-infected dead hamsters. Angel care or embalming could prevent transmission from dead bodies of infected hamsters. This suggests that preventing infection is critical when handling infected corpses, as is the proper treatment of SARS-CoV-2-infected corpses.

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Yoshihiro Kawaoka from University of Tokyo, Japan.

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