The occurrence of hepatitis A and astroviruses in selected river and dam waters in South Africa

Water Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2653-2660

  Taylor, M B ^a   Cox, N ^a   Vrey, M A ^a   Grabow, W O K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Astroviruses; Cell culture; Environmental water; Hepatitis A virus; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; DAMS; DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; POLLUTION; RIVERS; RNA; VIRUSES;

MICROBIOLOGICAL INDICATORS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER;

DAM; HEALTH RISK; HEPATITIS; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

GAUTENG; KLIP RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; VAAL DAM;

ASTROVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 0035012515     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00551-0     Document Type: Article

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