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Prevalence of Rotavirus Genogroup A and Norovirus Genogroup II in Bassaseachic Falls National Park Surface Waters in Chihuahua, Mexico.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 5 May 2017
Delgado-Gardea Ma Carmen E, Tamez-Guerra Patricia, Gomez-Flores Ricardo, Mendieta-Mendoza Aurora, Zavala-Díaz de la Serna Francisco Javier, Contreras-Cordero Juan Francisco, Erosa-de la Vega Gilberto, Pérez-Recoder María Concepción, Sánchez-Ramírez Blanca, González-Horta Carmen, Infante-Ramírez Rocío
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In areas lacking potable water treatment, drinking contaminated water may represent a public health threat. In addition to enteropathogenic bacteria and parasites, fecal contamination in water environments is associated with the transmission of enteric viruses and other causal agents of infectious disease. Rotavirus and norovirus are the main enteric viral agents responsible for diarrheic outbreaks. The aim of...
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