Real-time PCR quantitative assessment of hepatitis A virus, rotaviruses and enteroviruses in the Tyume River located in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 295-304

  Sibanda, Timothy ^a   Okoh, Anthony I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hepatitis A virus; Noroviruses; Public health; Reverse transcription; Rotaviruses; TaqMan real time PCR; Tyume River

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; NOROVIRUSES; REAL-TIME PCR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; ROTAVIRUSES;

GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSCRIPTION; VIRUSES; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

RIVERS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; HEPATITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; VIRUS; WATER USE;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; TYUME RIVER;

ENTEROVIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 84878632841     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v39i2.14     Document Type: Article

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