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cord-291847-x3b6j5d0	Chan, K. H.	The Effects of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Viability of the SARS Coronavirus	2011-10-01		.txt	text/plain	2305	122	47	The dried virus on smooth surfaces retained its viability for over 5 days at temperatures of 22–25°C and relative humidity of 40–50%, that is, typical air-conditioned environments. The better stability of SARS coronavirus at low temperature and low humidity environment may facilitate its transmission in community in subtropical area (such as Hong Kong) during the spring and in air-conditioned environments. Thus, information on the survival of the SARS coronavirus (SCoV) in the environment at different temperature and humidity conditions is of significant interest to understanding virus transmission. A recent study using surrogate coronaviruses (transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) and mouse hepatitis virus (MHC)) has investigated the effect of air 2 Advances in Virology (21) temperature and relative humidity on coronavirus survival on surface [18] . SARS CoV can retain its infectivity up to 2 weeks at low temperature and low humidity environment, which might facilitate the virus transmission in community as in Hong Kong which locates in subtropical area (Table 2(e)).	./cache/cord-291847-x3b6j5d0.txt	./txt/cord-291847-x3b6j5d0.txt