Table 3 Comparison of studies of influenza virus pasteurisation in milk

From: Pasteurisation temperatures effectively inactivate influenza A viruses in milk

Study

Virus

Milk type

Addition to milk

Pasteurisation method

Inactivationa

Detection method

This Study

2.3.4.4b +  IAVs + IDV

Commercial and raw

Spiked in

Laboratory model (63 °C and 72 °C)

Total

Plaque assay; EFE inoculation

Alkie et al.36

2.3.4.4b

Raw milk

Spiked in

Laboratory model (63 °C and 72 °C)

Near-total

EFE inoculation (EID50)

Caceres et al.38

B3.13 + 2.3.4.4b +  IAVs

Commercial, raw milk and colostrum

Spiked in

Laboratory model (63 °C, 72 °C, 91 °C)

Near-total

TCID50

Cui et al.34

2.3.4.4b +  IAVs

Raw milk

Spiked in

Laboratory model (multiple temperatures)

Total

EFE inoculation

Guan et al.33

B3.13

Raw milk

Shed naturally

Laboratory model (63 °C and 72 °C)

Near-total

TCID50; EFE inoculation

Kaiser et al.39

2.3.4.4b

Raw milk

Spiked in

Laboratory model (63 °C and 72 °C)

Near-total

TCID50

Kwon et al.37

2.3.4.4b

Lactose at a 1:10 dilution

Spiked in

Laboratory model (63 °C, 66 °C and 99 °C)

Total

TCID50

Palme et al.29

Multiple AIVs

Commercial milk; semi-skimmed and whole

Spiked in

Laboratory model (56 °C and 75 °C; relatively long incubation times)

Near-total

Plaque assay

Spackman et al.35

B3.13

Raw milk

Shed naturally

Actual equipment (72.5 °C)

Total

EFE inoculation (EID50)

  1. aInactivation: total = infectivity below limit of detection of assay; near-total = infectivity unquantified or near to limit of detection of assay.
  2. EFE Embryonated Fowl’s Egg, EID50 50% Egg infectious dose, TCID50 50% tissue culture infectious dose.