The use of copper to help prevent transmission of SARS-coronavirus and influenza viruses. A general review

Remdesivir and chloroquine effectively inhibit the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in vitro

(2020) Manli Wang et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents

(2020) G. Kampf et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Emergence of SARS-like coronavirus poses new challenge in China

(2020) Ruichen Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Emergence of a novel coronavirus causing respiratory illness from Wuhan, China

(2020) Julian W. Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding

(2020) Roujian Lu et al.   LANCET

A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern

(2020) Chen Wang et al.   LANCET

Breakthrough: Chloroquine phosphate has shown apparent efficacy in treatment of COVID-19 associated pneumonia in clinical studies

(2020) Jianjun Gao et al.   BioScience Trends

Clinical and microbiological effect of a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in 80 COVID-19 patients with at least a six-day follow up: A pilot observational study

(2020) Philippe Gautret et al.   Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

From SARS to MERS, Thrusting Coronaviruses into the Spotlight

(2019) Zhiqi Song et al.   Viruses-Basel

Copper for the Prevention of Outbreaks of Health Care–Associated Infections in a Long-term Care Facility for Older Adults

(2019) Sarah Zerbib et al.   Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Comparison of the antiviral effect of solid-state copper and silver compounds

(2016) Masafumi Minoshima et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Transmission of SARS and MERS coronaviruses and influenza virus in healthcare settings: the possible role of dry surface contamination

(2016) J.A. Otter et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Human Coronavirus 229E Remains Infectious on Common Touch Surface Materials

(2015) S. L. Warnes et al.   mBio

Inactivation of high and low pathogenic avian influenza virus H5 subtypes by copper ions incorporated in zeolite-textile materials

(2011) Kunitoshi Imai et al.   ANTIVIRAL RESEARCH

Novel Antiviral Characteristics of Nanosized Copper(I) Iodide Particles Showing Inactivation Activity against 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus

(2011) Yoshie Fujimori et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Breastmilk Transmission with Copper Oxide: Proof-of-Concept Study

(2011) Gadi Borkow et al.   Breastfeeding Medicine

A Novel Anti-Influenza Copper Oxide Containing Respiratory Face Mask

(2010) Gadi Borkow et al.   PLoS One

Informing Optimal Environmental Influenza Interventions: How the Host, Agent, and Environment Alter Dominant Routes of Transmission

(2010) Ian H. Spicknall et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Effects of chlorophyllin on replication of poliovirus and bovine herpesvirusin vitro

(2009) F.J. Benati et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Inactivation and morphological changes of avian influenza virus by copper ions

(2008) M. Horie et al.   ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY