Health
COVID-19 virus stable in frozen human milk – Foodprocessing
A new study has found that cold storage does not inactivate the COVID-19 virus in human milk, but heat treatment does.
Cold storage does not inactivate the COVID-19 virus in human milk, a new study by researchers from UNSW and Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Milk has confirmed.
The researchers tested if storing SARS-CoV-2 in human milk at 4°C or -30°C would inactivate the virus. We found that cold storage did not significantly impact infectious viral load over a 48-hour period, said Greg Walker, lead author and PhD candidate in Professor Bill Rawlinsons group at UNSW Medicine.
While there is no evidence that th…
-
Noosa News20 hours agoPilot left with life-threatening burns to his body as plane crashes to ground in Raglan, Queensland
-
Noosa News14 hours agoTeenage girl killed in house fire in Lawnton, Queensland as police probe potential e-bike link
-
Noosa News24 hours agoBrisbane Lions beat Carlton by 35 points to set up third straight AFLW grand final against Kangaroos
-
General23 hours agoTitanic passenger’s watch sets record at UK auction