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Molecular Detection of Human Salivirus in Italy Through Monitoring of Urban Sewages.
Food and environmental virology - 1 Mar 2020
Mancini Pamela, Bonanno Ferraro Giusy, Suffredini Elisabetta, Veneri Carolina, Iaconelli Marcello, Vicenza Teresa, La Rosa Giuseppina
Abstract excerpt
Salivirus (SalV) is a newly discovered virus associated to acute gastroenteritis in humans. In Italy, its prevalence and genetic diversity is unknown. To reduce this knowledge gap, 124 sewage samples collected throughout the country were analyzed for SalV by two nested RT-PCRs targeting the 5'UTR and the 3D regions and by real-time RT-qPCR. Virus RNA was detected in 37 (29.8%) samples; of these, 24 could be...
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