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If infected rodents are confirmed on board, public-health officials might require a thorough decontamination—a process that, according to the CDC, involves wetting all surfaces with disinfectants before cleaning to avoid sending virus particles airborne.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Garlic extract has been found to offer antimicrobial effects that are on par with commonly used antiseptics and disinfectants such as chlorhexidine, according to medical researchers at the University of Sharjah.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

Most common disinfectants do not kill C. auris, which can live on surfaces for weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

Chlorate can be produced when chlorine-based disinfectants are used in water treatment and food processing.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

He went to the bathroom and scrubbed himself with disinfectants, scraping his hide with pumice stone.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin