Quantification and molecular characterisation of human sapoviruses in water sources impacted by highly polluted discharged wastewater in South Africa

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Murray, Tanya Y.
Taylor, Maureen B.

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IWA Publishing

Abstract

Sapoviruses (SaVs) were detected and quantified in 8/10 water samples collected from wastewater treatment works (WWTW) and water sources impacted by these WWTWs in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The median SaV concentration was 2.45 x 106 copies/L and SaV genotypes I.2 and IV were characterised. This study provides new data on the high concentrations of clinically relevant SaVs in rivers and dams impacted by poor-performing WWTWs.

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Genotypes, Quantification, Water, South Africa (SA), Sapoviruses (SaVs), Wastewater treatment work (WWTW)

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Murray, TY & Taylor, MB 2015, 'Quantification and molecular characterisation of human sapoviruses in water sources impacted by highly polluted discharged wastewater in South Africa', Journal of Water and Health, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 1055-1059.