UTILIZING A HALOHYDROCARBON CONTAINING DISSOLVED WATER TO INACTIVATE A LIPID VIRUS

摘要

A method of inactivating a lipid virus contained in a dry protein carrier by contacting said virus-containing protein carrier for an abbreviated period of time at from 4 DEG -40 DEG C. with a composition including a halohydrocarbon treating agent and water dissolved in said treating agent. Preferred lipid viruses are Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and non-A, non-B Hepatitis (NANBH) virus.