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Pelisser M, Thompson J, Majra D, Youhanna S, Stebbing J, Davies P
Public Health Pract (Oxf) 1 (-) 100029 [2020-11-00; online 2020-12-22]
Objects passed from one player to another have not been assessed for their ability to transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We found that the surface of sport balls, notably a football, tennis ball, golf ball, and cricket ball could not harbour inactivated virus when it was swabbed onto the surface, even for 30 s. However, when high concentrations of 5000 dC/mL and 10,000 dC/mL are directly pipetted onto the balls, it could be detected after for short time periods. Sports objects can only harbour inactivated SARS-CoV-2 under specific, directly transferred conditions, but wiping with a dry tissue or moist 'baby wipe' or dropping and rolling the balls removes all detectable viral traces. This has helpful implications to sporting events.
PubMed 34173569
DOI 10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100029
Crossref 10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100029
pii: S2666-5352(20)30028-8
pmc: PMC7350886