Detection of enteric viruses in recreational waters of an urban lagoon in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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107(6): 778-784, set. 2012. ilus, tab
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to determine the occurrences of the group A rotavirus (RVA), norovirus (NoV) and human adenovirus (HAdV) in the surface waters of an urban lagoon (Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon) in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During one year of surveillance, water samples were obtained from the lagoon and other interconnected ecosystems (river and beach). The samples were concentrated using an adsorption-elution method with a negatively charged membrane and tested by qualitative and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays. RVA was the most prevalent virus detected (24.3%) with a viral load ranging from 3.0 x 10¹-5.6 x 10(4) genome copies/L, followed by NoV (18.8%) and HAdV (16.7%). Considering water samples suitable for bathing, according to Escherichia coli criterion (< 2,000 most probable number/100 mL), viruses were detected in 50% (57/114) of them. Physicochemical parameters were also measured and showed possible correlations between turbidity and RVA presence and between pH and NoV presence. These data demonstrate the importance of considering viral parameters to ensure water quality and the utilisation of these parameters as additional tools for the characterisation of environmental contamination.
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Sujet Principal:
Microbiologie de l'eau
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Lacs
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Adenoviridae
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Rotavirus
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Norovirus
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Recherche qualitative
Limites du sujet:
Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Amérique du Sud
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Brésil
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Thème du journal:
Médecine tropicale
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Parasitologie
Année:
2012
Type:
Article
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descriptif de projet
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Fiocruz/BR
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