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UV Light and Riboflavin Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Pathogens in Plasma, Whole Blood

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FORT COLLINS, Colo., June 2, 2020 — Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) showed that exposure to riboflavin and ultraviolet light (R + UV) can reduce SARS-CoV-2 infectivity in human plasma and whole-blood products while maintaining blood product quality. The CSU team aimed to determine whether it would be possible to kill the virus in blood products. Although scientists do not yet know if SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted by blood transfusion, viral RNA has been detected in serum. Researcher Izabela Ragan, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. Courtesy of...Read full article

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    Published: June 2020
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    ultraviolet
    That invisible region of the spectrum just beyond the violet end of the visible region. Wavelengths range from 1 to 400 nm.
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