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Occurrence of human sapoviruses in wastewater and stool samples in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Sept 2016
Fioretti J M, Rocha M S, Fumian T M, Ginuino A, da Silva T P, de Assis M R, Rodrigues J de S, Carvalho-Costa F A, Miagostovich M P
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To determine the prevalence and molecular epidemiology of human sapovirus (SaV) in both wastewater and stool samples in a 3-year (2012-2014) surveillance study performed in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 156 wastewater and 341 stool samples were analysed using quantitative real-time PCR. SaV was detected in 3·5% (12/341) in stool samples with virus load concentrations ranging...
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