Strong antiviral activity of heated and hydrated dolomite--preliminary investigation.

作者信息

Yamana Hideaki, Ito Hiroshi, Ito Toshihiro, Murase Toshiyuki, Motoike Koichi, Wakabayashi Kazuo, Otsuki Koichi

机构信息

Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Koyama, Japan.

出版信息

J Vet Med Sci. 2007 Feb;69(2):217-9. doi: 10.1292/jvms.69.217.

Heated and hydrated naturally occurring dolomite showed very strong antiviral activity. Infectivity of avian and human influenza, avian infectious bronchitis (coronavirus), Newcastle disease (paramyxovirus) and avian laryngotracheitis (herpesvirus) viruses dropped at least 1,000 fold following contact with the dolomite for five minutes at 4 degrees C. Dolomite is expected to be useful to inhibit the incidence of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.