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WIDESPREAD CONTAMINATION OF SARS COV-2 ON HIGHLY TOUCHED SURFACES IN BRAZIL

DURING THE SECOND WAVE OF THE COVID19 PANDEMIC

 SARS- COV-2 may also spread through aerosols in the absence of aerosol generating
procedures.
 A total of 97 samples ( 24.2% ) tested positive for SARS-COV-2 by RT-qPCR using the CDC-
USA protocol.
 RT-qPCR assay targeting the N-protein according to protocol recommended by CDC.
 Negative (Extraction control and non template control [NTC]) and positive controls
(RNA extracted from SARS-COV-2 cell supernatants were included during all experiments)

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