Assessment of enteroviruses from sewage water and clinical samples during eradication phase of polio in North India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Enterovirus (EV) surveillance system is inadequate in densely populated cities in India. EV can be shed in feces for several weeks; these viruses are not easily inactivated and may persist in sewage for long periods. Surveillance and epidemiological study of EV-related disease is necessary.

Methods

In this study, we compare the EV found in sewage with clinically isolated samples. Tissue culture was used for isolation of the virus and serotype confirmed by enterovirus neutralization tests.

Results

We found positive cases for enterovirus from clinical and sewage samples and identified additional isolates as echovirus 9, 11, 25 & 30 by sequencing.

Conclusion

There is a close relation among the serotypes of enterovirus shed in stools and isolated fro

SUBMITTER: Tiwari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192295 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature