The detection of enteric viruses in selected urban and rural river water and sewage in Kenya, with special reference to rotaviruses

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 818-828

  Kiulia, N M ^a   Netshikweta, R ^b   Page, N A ^c   Van Zyl, W B ^b   Kiraithe, M M ^a   Nyachieo, A ^a   Mwenda, J M ^a   Taylor, M B ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^d Service Tshwane Academic Division   (South Africa)

Author keywords

enteric viruses; Kenya; river water; rotaviruses; sewage; wastewater

Indexed keywords

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS; RURAL AREAS; VIRUSES;

ENTERIC VIRUS; GEOGRAPHICAL AREA; HUMAN ENTERIC VIRUS; KENYA; P-TYPE; RIVER WATER; ROTAVIRUSES; SEWAGE SOURCES; URBAN AND RURAL; WATER SOURCE;

SEWAGE;

MACROGOL; RIVER WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADSORPTION; BIOASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER WATER; SEWAGE; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ENTERIC VIRUS; KENYA; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; RURAL AREA; SEWAGE; URBAN AREA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

KENYA;

ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 77955800434     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04710.x     Document Type: Article

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