Vol.57 No.6 November 2009
Virucidal efficacy of povidone-iodine products against swine influenza viruses
1)Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori, Japan
2)Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
3)Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
Abstract
The in vitro virucidal efficacy of povidone-iodine products against swine influenza viruses (H1N1, H3N2 and H1N2) was investigated. The viral infectious titers were reduced below detection limit by incubation with povidone-iodine products used in this study (PVP-I solution, PVP-I gargle, PVP-I scrub and PVP-I palm) for only 10 seconds. These results indicate that these povidone-iodine products have in vitro virucidal efficacy against swine influenza viruses, and also may have sufficient effect against new influenza A (H1N1) viruses.
Received
August 28, 2009
Accepted
October 13, 2009
Jpn. J. Chemother. 57 (6): 508-510, 2009
