The virus of the month: Zika
Zika virus (ZIKV) was first identified in monkeys in Uganda in 1947. Later, in 1952, it was also found in humans in Uganda and Tanzania. Yet it was only in 2007 that the first Zika outbreak was reported, and the disease only became known worldwide in 2016, during a...
The virus of the month: norovirus
Norovirus was first reported in 1929 when it was singled out as the cause of a winter vomiting disease. In 1968, the virus was named Norwalk virus, and many of its symptoms and incubation times were described as part of investigations of a large outbreak. In the...
Enveloped vs. non-enveloped viruses
We’re often asked, what’s the differences between enveloped and non-enveloped viruses, or should I test my product or drug against an enveloped or non-enveloped virus. Here we give some background on these two classes of viruses. Almost 100 years studying virus...
How to test if a material is antiviral: ISO18184
Listen to this blog article: What is ISO18184, and what is it for? Suppose you’ve got a textile product and you’d like to know if it is antiviral. Then you need ISO18184. The ISO18184 test is a standardized experiment for testing the virucidal properties of...Page 7 of 29