INIQUI   05448
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES PARA LA INDUSTRIA QUIMICA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Rotavirus contamination of surface waters from the northwest of Argentina
Autor/es:
PREZ, VERÓNICA EMILSE; VICTORIA, MATÍAS; BARRIL, PATRICIA ANGÉLICA; GIORDANO, GEORGINA GISELA; RAJAL, VERÓNICA BEATRIZ; POMA, HUGO RAMIRO; NATES, SILVIA VIVIANA
Revista:
JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH
Editorial:
I W A PUBLISHING
Referencias:
Año: 2020 vol. 18 p. 409 - 415
ISSN:
1477-8920
Resumen:
Fecal pollution of water is a serious concern because it is associated with the transmission of pathogens. The aim of this study was to analyze the occurrence of group A rotavirus (RVA) in surface waters from the Arias-Arenales River in Salta, a northern city in Argentina, and to define possible sources of fecal viral pollution. A total of 116 water samples were analyzed and RVA was detected in 3.4% (95% CI: 0.1-7.0%), with concentrations ranging from 1.9 × 105 to 3.8 × 106 genome copies per liter. RVA strains were characterized as G1P[8], G4P[8] and G9P[8], which are common genotypes circulating in the local population. The Arias-Arenales River presented unusual and sporadic contamination by RVA, originated from stormwater discharges and a variety of non-identified sources, and support the essential need of viral indicators for enhanced monitoring of water quality.