Viral contamination of drinking water is frequently reported as the primary source of
gastroenteritis or hepatitis outbreaks. The presence of viruses at low concentration levels in …

This study aimed to provide a tool for selecting the best approach to virological testing of
bottled waters. Different methods were investigated. Method A examined the recovery of …

Human enteric viruses are detected frequently in various types of environmental water
samples, such as irrigation water, wastewater, recreational water, ground or subsurface …

Using recently developed cultivation and assay systems, currently available methods for
concentrating enteric viruses from drinking water by adsorption to and subsequent elution …

Two adsorption–elution concentration methods, both involving negatively charged
membranes, were evaluated in order to monitor hepatitis A virus (HAV) contamination in tap …

A real-time RT-PCR method utilizing SYBR Green chemistry was developed to detect and
enumerate hepatitis A virus (HAV) in ocean water. Ocean water samples were taken at the …

Aims: Outbreaks of hepatitis A in Thailand have been reported continuely and associated
with water supply. However, the genetic analysis of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in water is …

Several protocols have been described for the detection of genomes of enteric viruses from
water using two-step procedures: membrane filtration and RT-PCR detection. However …

Hepatitis A is a major infectious disease epidemiologically associated with foodborne and
waterborne outbreaks. Molecular detection using real-time RT-PCR to detect the hepatitis A …

By using recently developed cultivation and assay systems, currently available methods for
concentrating enteric viruses from drinking water by adsorption to and subsequent elution …