METHOD FOR INACTIVATION OF CALICIVIRUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for efficient deactivation or inactivation of calicivirus such as norovirus included in an article to be disinfected without having a risk as a sodium hypochlorite aqueous solution in coexistence with an organic material mainly containing proteins.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for inactivation of calicivirus in the coexistence with proteins including contacting a composition containing an aqueous solution of ethanol and an acid as active ingredients and having a pH in a range of 2.5 to 5.0 with a material containing proteins and suspected of containing calicivirus. The calicivirus is for example norovirus.