| Autor: |
Prez VE; Instituto de Virología 'Dr. J. M. Vanella', Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina E-mail: patricia.barril@conicet.gov.ar., Poma HR; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina E-mail: patricia.barril@conicet.gov.ar; Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química (INIQUI), CONICET - Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa), Salta, Argentina., Giordano GG; Instituto de Virología 'Dr. J. M. Vanella', Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina., Victoria M; Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, CENUR Litoral Norte, Centro Universitario de Salto, Universidad de la República, Salto, Uruguay., Nates SV; Instituto de Virología 'Dr. J. M. Vanella', Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina., Rajal VB; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina E-mail: patricia.barril@conicet.gov.ar; Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química (INIQUI), CONICET - Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa), Salta, Argentina; Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa), Salta, Argentina and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore., Barril PA; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina E-mail: patricia.barril@conicet.gov.ar; Centro de Investigación y Asistencia Técnica a la Industria - Asociación Civil (CIATI A.C.), Centenario, Neuquén, Argentina. |
| Abstrakt: |
Fecal pollution of water is a serious concern because it is associated with the transmission of pathogens. The aim of this study was to analyze the occurrence of group A rotavirus (RVA) in surface waters from the Arias-Arenales River in Salta, a northern city in Argentina, and to define possible sources of fecal viral pollution. A total of 116 water samples were analyzed and RVA was detected in 3.4% (95% CI: 0.1-7.0%), with concentrations ranging from 1.9 × 10 5 to 3.8 × 10 6 genome copies per liter. RVA strains were characterized as G1P[8], G4P[8] and G9P[8], which are common genotypes circulating in the local population. The Arias-Arenales River presented unusual and sporadic contamination by RVA, originated from stormwater discharges and a variety of non-identified sources, and support the essential need of viral indicators for enhanced monitoring of water quality. |
