Household bleach inactivates chronic wasting disease prions

ScienceDaily
Oct 4, 2019, 3:52 pm94 pts
A 5-minute soak in a 40% solution of household bleach decontaminated stainless steel wires coated with chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions, according to a new study. The scientists used the wires to model knives and saws that hunters and meat processors use when handling deer, elk and moose - all of which are…

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