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However, wood's ability to inactivate viruses has yet to be explored, which is what Varpu Marjomäki and colleagues set out to study.

In addition to the mice studies, the researchers also tested to determine which temperatures and time intervals inactivate H5N1 virus in raw milk from dairy cows.

Research so far has shown that virus particles end up in the milk of infected cows, but that pasteurization will inactivate the virus.

The anti-clotting agent in their saliva uses a two-pronged process, binding to the surface of certain clotting proteins in the host's blood, and entering into the protein's core to temporarily inactivate clotting during a blood meal.

“The decision to inactivate comes after concerns about clinical processes and documentation were identified,” the hospital said in a statement.