Animal Welfare Professionals

Various sources say a non-enveloped virus like Parvo or Panlukopenia is:

• Disinfected from a surface in 24 hours in sunlight
• Disinfected from a surface in 5 months in sunlight
• Isn't disinfected by sunlight

Is there accurate scientific data out there? 

Are there leaders in shelter medicine who are educated on the eradication of non-enveloped viruses from the environment?

I am sharing the ones I trust that have been around a long time.  Clinician's brief, ASPCA (getting bad press about donations but has reliable info for helping shelters), Austin Pets Alive,  UC Davis and University of Wisconsin.

https://www.sheltermedicine.com/library/guidebooks/canine-parvovirus/disinfection-how-do-you-get-rid-of-it

A Decade of Treatment of Canine Parvovirus in an Animal Shelter: A Retrospective Study

Shelter Medicine Update: Managing Parvovirus in Animal Shelters

Diagnosing and Treating Parvovirus in the Shelter

Various sources say a non-enveloped virus like Parvo or Panlukopenia is:

• Disinfected from a surface in 24 hours in sunlight
• Disinfected from a surface in 5 months in sunlight
• Isn't disinfected by sunlight

Is there accurate scientific data out there? 

Are there leaders in shelter medicine who are educated on the eradication of non-enveloped viruses from the environment?

I am sharing the ones I trust that have been around a long time.  Clinician's brief, ASPCA (getting bad press about donations but has reliable info for helping shelters), Austin Pets Alive,  UC Davis and University of Wisconsin.

https://www.sheltermedicine.com/library/guidebooks/canine-parvovirus/disinfection-how-do-you-get-rid-of-it

A Decade of Treatment of Canine Parvovirus in an Animal Shelter: A Retrospective Study

Shelter Medicine Update: Managing Parvovirus in Animal Shelters

Diagnosing and Treating Parvovirus in the Shelter

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Amber Dennison
Board of Directors, President
Humane Society of the Ohio Valley
Marietta, OH

Original Message:
Sent: 12-29-2023 03:36 PM
From: Happy Jack Cats _
Subject: Who are the Parvo / Panleukopenia experts in the veterinary or science fields?

Various sources say a non-enveloped virus like Parvo or Panlukopenia is:

• Disinfected from a surface in 24 hours in sunlight
• Disinfected from a surface in 5 months in sunlight
• Isn't disinfected by sunlight

Is there accurate scientific data out there? 

Are there leaders in shelter medicine who are educated on the eradication of non-enveloped viruses from the environment?

I'm interested in scientific information on the killing of the Panleukopenia virus on various surface types in a foster home.  The kitten was transferred from another foster home it had been healthy in for 3 weeks.  We figured it contracted Panleukopenia at the vets office where it was held for the day before going to it's 2nd foster home.  No quarantine protocol was followed when the kitten arrived at the 2nd foster home, and now the entire large home is contaminated.

Hard nonporous surfaces should be easily disinfected with Rescue (Accel) or a 10+ minute soak in a bleach bath 1:32 - that's not a problem.

The foster home is like any average home with leather and fabric-covered furniture, carpet, wood flooring, painted walls, other animals.

Does using 1/3 cup bleach in a front-load washing machine kill all of the virus on fabric/clothing/bedding/blankets?  (I'm running the loads through the wash twice, on the longest run-time)

Does non-intense winter sunlight kill the virus on cement? Cardboard? Foam? Metal? Scratching Posts? Carpet, rope and fabric covered cat trees?  I'd feel more confident in summer sun, but it's December in Idaho.

Various sources say a non-enveloped virus like Parvo or Panlukopenia is:

• Disinfected from a surface in 24 hours in sunlight
• Disinfected from a surface in 5 months in sunlight
• Isn't disinfected by sunlight

They can't al be right.  Is there accurate scientific data out there? 

Are there leaders in shelter medicine who are educated on the eradication of non-enveloped viruses from the foster home environment?

#FosterPrograms

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Happy Jack Cats _
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https://sheltermedicine.wisc.edu/library/resources/feline-panleukopenia

Our shelter works with Wisconsin Shelter Medicine and this is their resource page for panleukopenia!

I'm interested in scientific information on the killing of the Panleukopenia virus on various surface types in a foster home.  The kitten was transferred from another foster home it had been healthy in for 3 weeks.  We figured it contracted Panleukopenia at the vets office where it was held for the day before going to it's 2nd foster home.  No quarantine protocol was followed when the kitten arrived at the 2nd foster home, and now the entire large home is contaminated.

Hard nonporous surfaces should be easily disinfected with Rescue (Accel) or a 10+ minute soak in a bleach bath 1:32 - that's not a problem.

The foster home is like any average home with leather and fabric-covered furniture, carpet, wood flooring, painted walls, other animals.

Does using 1/3 cup bleach in a front-load washing machine kill all of the virus on fabric/clothing/bedding/blankets?  (I'm running the loads through the wash twice, on the longest run-time)

Does non-intense winter sunlight kill the virus on cement? Cardboard? Foam? Metal? Scratching Posts? Carpet, rope and fabric covered cat trees?  I'd feel more confident in summer sun, but it's December in Idaho.

Various sources say a non-enveloped virus like Parvo or Panlukopenia is:

• Disinfected from a surface in 24 hours in sunlight
• Disinfected from a surface in 5 months in sunlight
• Isn't disinfected by sunlight

They can't al be right.  Is there accurate scientific data out there? 

Are there leaders in shelter medicine who are educated on the eradication of non-enveloped viruses from the foster home environment?

#FosterPrograms

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Happy Jack Cats _
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