Occurrence, fates and potential treatment approaches for removal of viruses from wastewater: A review with emphasis on SARS-CoV-2

A Bhatt, P Arora, SK Prajapati - Journal of environmental chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The world is combating the emergence of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by
novel coronavirus; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Further …

Occurrence of human enteric viruses in water sources and shellfish: A focus on Africa

NS Upfold, GA Luke, C Knox - Food and Environmental Virology, 2021 - Springer
Enteric viruses are a diverse group of human pathogens which are primarily transmitted by
the faecal–oral route and are a major cause of non-bacterial diarrhoeal disease in both …

Decontamination of N95 masks for re-use employing 7 widely available sterilization methods

A Kumar, SB Kasloff, A Leung, T Cutts, JE Strong… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The response to the COVID-19 epidemic is generating severe shortages of personal
protective equipment around the world. In particular, the supply of N95 respirator masks has …

Detection of hepatitis A virus and other enteric viruses in shellfish collected in the Gulf of Naples, Italy

G Fusco, A Anastasio, DH Kingsley… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
To assess the quality of shellfish harvest areas, bivalve mollusk samples from three coastal
areas of the Campania region in Southwest Italy were evaluated for viruses over a three …

A systematic review and meta-analysis indicates a substantial burden of human noroviruses in shellfish worldwide, with GII. 4 and GII. 2 being the predominant …

Y Li, L Xue, J Gao, W Cai, Z Zhang, L Meng, S Miao… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human noroviruses (HuNoVs) have been found as the leading cause of acute
gastroenteritis outbreaks in all age groups and are significantly correlated with the …

Promise and perils of paper-based point-of-care nucleic acid detection for endemic and pandemic pathogens

N Sritong, MS de Medeiros, LA Basing, JC Linnes - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
From HIV and influenza to emerging pathogens like COVID-19, each new infectious disease
outbreak has highlighted the need for massively-scalable testing that can be performed …

UV inactivation of rotavirus and tulane virus targets different components of the virions

E Araud, M Fuzawa, JL Shisler, J Li… - Applied and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Enteric viruses are shed in fecal material by humans and other animals and are common
contaminants in wastewater and surface water. Wastewater treatment plants often disinfect …

The impact of thermal pasteurization on viral load and detectable live viruses in human milk and other matrices: a rapid review

MA Pitino, DL O'Connor, AJ McGeer… - Applied Physiology …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Holder pasteurization (62.5° C, 30 min) of human milk is thought to reduce the risk of
transmitting viruses to an infant. Some viruses may be secreted into milk–others may be …

Dry heat as a decontamination method for N95 respirator reuse

C Oh, E Araud, JV Puthussery, H Bai… - … & Technology Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
A pandemic such as COVID-19 can cause a sudden depletion of the worldwide supply of
respirators, forcing healthcare providers to reuse them. In this study, we systematically …

Persistence of murine norovirus, bovine rotavirus, and hepatitis A virus on stainless steel surfaces, in spring water, and on blueberries

D Leblanc, MJ Gagné, É Poitras, J Brassard - Food microbiology, 2019 - Elsevier
The viability of murine norovirus (MNV-1), bovine rotavirus (boRV), and hepatitis A virus
(HAV) was evaluated at 21° C, 4° C, and− 20° C on stainless steel surfaces, in bottled water …