Sports balls as potential SARS-CoV-2 transmission vectors.

Abstract:

:Objects passed from one player to another have not been assessed for their ability to transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We found that the surface of sport balls, notably a football, tennis ball, golf ball, and cricket ball could not harbour inactivated virus when it was swabbed onto the surface, even for 30 ​s. However, when high concentrations of 5000 ​dC/mL and 10,000 ​dC/mL are directly pipetted onto the balls, it could be detected after for short time periods. Sports objects can only harbour inactivated SARS-CoV-2 under specific, directly transferred conditions, but wiping with a dry tissue or moist 'baby wipe' or dropping and rolling the balls removes all detectable viral traces. This has helpful implications to sporting events.

authors

Pelisser M,Thompson J,Majra D,Youhanna S,Stebbing J,Davies P

doi

10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100029

keywords:

["COVID-19","Cricket","Football","Golf","SARS-CoV-2","Sports","Tennis","Transmission"]

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-11-01 00:00:00

pages

100029

issn

2666-5352

pii

S2666-5352(20)30028-8

journal_volume

1

pub_type

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