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For: Miura T, Lhomme S, Le Saux JC, Le Mehaute P, Guillois Y, Couturier E, Izopet J, Abranavel F, Le Guyader FS. Detection of Hepatitis E Virus in Sewage After an Outbreak on a French Island. Food Environ Virol 2016;8:194-9. [PMID: 27165600 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-016-9241-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]

For:	Miura T, Lhomme S, Le Saux JC, Le Mehaute P, Guillois Y, Couturier E, Izopet J, Abranavel F, Le Guyader FS. Detection of Hepatitis E Virus in Sewage After an Outbreak on a French Island. Food Environ Virol 2016;8:194-9. [PMID: 27165600 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-016-9241-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]

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Elois MA, Pavi CP, Jempierre YFSH, Pilati GVT, Zanchetta L, Grisard HBDS, García N, Rodríguez-Lázaro D, Fongaro G. Trends and Challenges in the Detection and Environmental Surveillance of the Hepatitis E Virus. Microorganisms 2025;13:998. [PMID: 40431171 PMCID: PMC12114463 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms13050998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2025] [Revised: 04/22/2025] [Accepted: 04/24/2025] [Indexed: 05/29/2025] Open

Affiliation(s)

Mariana Alves Elois Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil; (M.A.E.); (C.P.P.); (Y.F.S.H.J.); (G.V.T.P.); (L.Z.); (H.B.d.S.G.); (G.F.) Microbiology Division, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain Research Centre for Emerging Pathogens and Global Health, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Catielen Paula Pavi Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil; (M.A.E.); (C.P.P.); (Y.F.S.H.J.); (G.V.T.P.); (L.Z.); (H.B.d.S.G.); (G.F.)
Yasmin Ferreira Souza Hoffmann Jempierre Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil; (M.A.E.); (C.P.P.); (Y.F.S.H.J.); (G.V.T.P.); (L.Z.); (H.B.d.S.G.); (G.F.)
Giulia Von Tönnemann Pilati Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil; (M.A.E.); (C.P.P.); (Y.F.S.H.J.); (G.V.T.P.); (L.Z.); (H.B.d.S.G.); (G.F.)
Lucas Zanchetta Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil; (M.A.E.); (C.P.P.); (Y.F.S.H.J.); (G.V.T.P.); (L.Z.); (H.B.d.S.G.); (G.F.)
Henrique Borges da Silva Grisard Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil; (M.A.E.); (C.P.P.); (Y.F.S.H.J.); (G.V.T.P.); (L.Z.); (H.B.d.S.G.); (G.F.)
Nerea García Department of Animal Health, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain; VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
David Rodríguez-Lázaro Microbiology Division, Faculty of Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain Research Centre for Emerging Pathogens and Global Health, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Gislaine Fongaro Laboratory of Applied Virology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil; (M.A.E.); (C.P.P.); (Y.F.S.H.J.); (G.V.T.P.); (L.Z.); (H.B.d.S.G.); (G.F.)

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Daniel R, Zelber-Sagi S, Barak M, Zuckerman E. The Epidemiology of Hepatitis E in Israel and Potential Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Serological Survey of Hepatitis E Virus in Northern Israel. Viruses 2025;17:536. [PMID: 40284979 PMCID: PMC12031424 DOI: 10.3390/v17040536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2025] [Revised: 04/01/2025] [Accepted: 04/03/2025] [Indexed: 04/29/2025] Open

Al-Agele HA, Nguyen BD, Zimmermann LP, Singh G, Walter C, Udell C, Selker JS. Low-cost composite autosampler for wastewater sampling. HARDWAREX 2025;21:e00631. [PMID: 40115826 PMCID: PMC11925591 DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2025] [Accepted: 02/23/2025] [Indexed: 03/23/2025]

Mannarà G, Martinelli M, Giubbi C, Rizza M, Giordano E, Perdoni F, Bruno E, Morella A, Azzellino A, Turolla A, Pedrini R, Malpei F, La Rosa G, Suffredini E, Cereda D, Ammoni E, Villa S, Pregnolato F, Lavitrano M, Franzetti A, Musumeci R, Cocuzza CE. Wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Northern Italy: An Evaluation of Three Different Gene Targets. Microorganisms 2025;13:236. [PMID: 40005602 PMCID: PMC11857900 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms13020236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2024] [Revised: 01/15/2025] [Accepted: 01/16/2025] [Indexed: 02/27/2025] Open

Affiliation(s)

Giulio Mannarà School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy; (G.M.); (M.M.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (E.G.); (F.P.); (M.L.)
Marianna Martinelli School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy; (G.M.); (M.M.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (E.G.); (F.P.); (M.L.)
Chiara Giubbi School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy; (G.M.); (M.M.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (E.G.); (F.P.); (M.L.)
Michelle Rizza School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy; (G.M.); (M.M.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (E.G.); (F.P.); (M.L.)
Eleonora Giordano School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy; (G.M.); (M.M.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (E.G.); (F.P.); (M.L.)
Federica Perdoni School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy; (G.M.); (M.M.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (E.G.); (F.P.); (M.L.)
Erika Bruno Department of Earth and Environmental, Sciences—DISAT, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (E.B.); (A.F.)
Annalisa Morella Società per l’Ecologia e l’Ambiente (SECAM) S.P.A., 23100 Sondrio, Italy;
Arianna Azzellino Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.A.); (A.T.); (R.P.); (F.M.)
Andrea Turolla Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.A.); (A.T.); (R.P.); (F.M.)
Ramon Pedrini Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.A.); (A.T.); (R.P.); (F.M.)
Francesca Malpei Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy; (A.A.); (A.T.); (R.P.); (F.M.)
Giuseppina La Rosa National Center for Water Safety (CeNSia), Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy;
Elisabetta Suffredini Department of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy;
Danilo Cereda UO Prevenzione, DG Welfare, Regione Lombardia, 20124 Milan, Italy; (D.C.); (E.A.); (F.P.)
Emanuela Ammoni UO Prevenzione, DG Welfare, Regione Lombardia, 20124 Milan, Italy; (D.C.); (E.A.); (F.P.)
Simone Villa Department of Computer Science, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy;
Francesca Pregnolato UO Prevenzione, DG Welfare, Regione Lombardia, 20124 Milan, Italy; (D.C.); (E.A.); (F.P.)
Marialuisa Lavitrano School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy; (G.M.); (M.M.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (E.G.); (F.P.); (M.L.)
Andrea Franzetti Department of Earth and Environmental, Sciences—DISAT, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy; (E.B.); (A.F.)
Rosario Musumeci School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy; (G.M.); (M.M.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (E.G.); (F.P.); (M.L.)
Clementina E. Cocuzza School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy; (G.M.); (M.M.); (C.G.); (M.R.); (E.G.); (F.P.); (M.L.)

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Wang X, Ma T, Chen Z, Liu Y, Wang K, Liu G, Li K, Chen T, Zhang G, Zhang W, Zhang B. Review of Methods for Studying Viruses in the Environment and Organisms. Viruses 2025;17:86. [PMID: 39861875 PMCID: PMC11769461 DOI: 10.3390/v17010086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2025] [Indexed: 01/27/2025] Open

Affiliation(s)

Xinyue Wang Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; (X.W.); (Z.C.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (W.Z.) Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, China; (T.M.); (Y.L.); (K.W.); (T.C.) University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
Tong Ma Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, China; (T.M.); (Y.L.); (K.W.); (T.C.) School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
Zhiyuan Chen Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; (X.W.); (Z.C.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (W.Z.) Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, China; (T.M.); (Y.L.); (K.W.); (T.C.) University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
Yang Liu Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, China; (T.M.); (Y.L.); (K.W.); (T.C.) State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Kexin Wang Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, China; (T.M.); (Y.L.); (K.W.); (T.C.) School of Petrochemical Technology, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
Guangxiu Liu Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; (X.W.); (Z.C.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (W.Z.) Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, China; (T.M.); (Y.L.); (K.W.); (T.C.)
Kesheng Li Lanzhou Yahua Biotechnology Company, Lanzhou 730050, China;
Tuo Chen Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, China; (T.M.); (Y.L.); (K.W.); (T.C.) State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Gaosen Zhang Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; (X.W.); (Z.C.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (W.Z.) Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, China; (T.M.); (Y.L.); (K.W.); (T.C.)
Wei Zhang Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; (X.W.); (Z.C.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (W.Z.) Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, China; (T.M.); (Y.L.); (K.W.); (T.C.)
Binglin Zhang Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Lanzhou 730000, China; (T.M.); (Y.L.); (K.W.); (T.C.) State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China

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Salemane K, Coetzee LZ, Pocock G, Genthe B, Taylor MB, Mans J. Water-Based Epidemiological Investigation of Hepatitis E Virus in South Africa. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2024;16:338-350. [PMID: 38613652 PMCID: PMC11422423 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-024-09596-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]

Fantilli AC, Masachessi G, Cola GD, Castro G, Sicilia P, Marinzalda MDLA, Cachi AM, Moreno C, Borda M, Ibarra G, Rojas RM, Parreño VG, Barbás MG, Nates SV, Pisano MB, Ré VE. Integrated hepatitis e virus monitoring in central Argentina: a six-year analysis of clinical surveillance and wastewater-based epidemiology. WATER RESEARCH 2024;261:122004. [PMID: 38991242 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]

Affiliation(s)

Anabella Clara Fantilli Instituto de Virología "Dr. J. M. Vanella", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Enfermera Gordillo Gómez s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba X5000, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, CABA C1425FQB, Argentina.
Gisela Masachessi Instituto de Virología "Dr. J. M. Vanella", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Enfermera Gordillo Gómez s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba X5000, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, CABA C1425FQB, Argentina
Guadalupe Di Cola Instituto de Virología "Dr. J. M. Vanella", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Enfermera Gordillo Gómez s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba X5000, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, CABA C1425FQB, Argentina
Gonzalo Castro Departamento Laboratorio Central, Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Córdoba, T. Cáceres de Allende 421, Córdoba X5000HVE, Argentina
Paola Sicilia Departamento Laboratorio Central, Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Córdoba, T. Cáceres de Allende 421, Córdoba X5000HVE, Argentina
María de Los Angeles Marinzalda Instituto Nacional de Medicina Aeronáutica y Espacial, FAA, Av. Fuerza Aérea Argentina Km 6 1/2 S/N B.0 Cívico, Córdoba X5010, Argentina. Facultad de la Fuerza Aérea, Universidad de la Defensa Nacional, Av. Fuerza Aérea Argentina 5011, Córdoba X5000, Argentina; Planta Municipal de tratamiento de efluente cloacales Bajo Grande-Laboratorio de análisis fisicoquímicos, bacteriológicos EDAR Bajo Grande, Cam. Chacra de la Merced 901, Córdoba X5000, Argentina
Ariana Mariela Cachi Instituto Nacional de Medicina Aeronáutica y Espacial, FAA, Av. Fuerza Aérea Argentina Km 6 1/2 S/N B.0 Cívico, Córdoba X5010, Argentina. Facultad de la Fuerza Aérea, Universidad de la Defensa Nacional, Av. Fuerza Aérea Argentina 5011, Córdoba X5000, Argentina; Planta Municipal de tratamiento de efluente cloacales Bajo Grande-Laboratorio de análisis fisicoquímicos, bacteriológicos EDAR Bajo Grande, Cam. Chacra de la Merced 901, Córdoba X5000, Argentina
Claudia Moreno Departamento Laboratorio Central, Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Córdoba, T. Cáceres de Allende 421, Córdoba X5000HVE, Argentina
Mariel Borda Departamento Laboratorio Central, Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Córdoba, T. Cáceres de Allende 421, Córdoba X5000HVE, Argentina
Gustavo Ibarra Planta Municipal de tratamiento de efluente cloacales Bajo Grande-Laboratorio de análisis fisicoquímicos, bacteriológicos EDAR Bajo Grande, Cam. Chacra de la Merced 901, Córdoba X5000, Argentina
Ricardo Manuel Rojas Cooperativa Integral Regional de Provisión de Servicios Públicos, Vivienda y Consumo Limitada (COOPI), Moreno 78, Villa Carlos Paz, X5152 Córdoba, Argentina
Viviana Gladys Parreño Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, CABA C1425FQB, Argentina; INCUINTA; Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Hurlingham, Provincia de Buenos Aires 1686, Argentina
María Gabriela Barbás Departamento Laboratorio Central, Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Córdoba, T. Cáceres de Allende 421, Córdoba X5000HVE, Argentina
Silvia Viviana Nates Instituto de Virología "Dr. J. M. Vanella", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Enfermera Gordillo Gómez s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba X5000, Argentina
María Belén Pisano Instituto de Virología "Dr. J. M. Vanella", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Enfermera Gordillo Gómez s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba X5000, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, CABA C1425FQB, Argentina
Viviana Elizabeth Ré Instituto de Virología "Dr. J. M. Vanella", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Enfermera Gordillo Gómez s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba X5000, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, CABA C1425FQB, Argentina

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Carmo dos Santos M, Cerqueira Silva AC, dos Reis Teixeira C, Pinheiro Macedo Prazeres F, Fernandes dos Santos R, de Araújo Rolo C, de Souza Santos E, Santos da Fonseca M, Oliveira Valente C, Saraiva Hodel KV, Moraes dos Santos Fonseca L, Sampaio Dotto Fiuza B, de Freitas Bueno R, Bittencourt de Andrade J, Aparecida Souza Machado B. Wastewater surveillance for viral pathogens: A tool for public health. Heliyon 2024;10:e33873. [PMID: 39071684 PMCID: PMC11279281 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024] Open

Affiliation(s)

Matheus Carmo dos Santos SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Ana Clara Cerqueira Silva SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Carine dos Reis Teixeira SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Filipe Pinheiro Macedo Prazeres SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Rosângela Fernandes dos Santos SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Carolina de Araújo Rolo SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Emanuelle de Souza Santos SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Maísa Santos da Fonseca SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Camila Oliveira Valente SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Katharine Valéria Saraiva Hodel SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Larissa Moraes dos Santos Fonseca SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Bianca Sampaio Dotto Fiuza SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil
Rodrigo de Freitas Bueno Federal University of ABC. Center of Engineering, Modelling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), Santo Andre, São Paulo, Brazil
Jailson Bittencourt de Andrade University Center SENAI CIMATEC, SENAI CIMATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil Centro Interdisciplinar de Energia e Ambiente – CIEnAm, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, 40170-115, Brazil
Bruna Aparecida Souza Machado SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS), SENAI CI-MATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil University Center SENAI CIMATEC, SENAI CIMATEC, Salvador, 41650-010, Bahia, Brazil

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Bleotu C, Matei L, Dragu LD, Necula LG, Pitica IM, Chivu-Economescu M, Diaconu CC. Viruses in Wastewater-A Concern for Public Health and the Environment. Microorganisms 2024;12:1430. [PMID: 39065197 PMCID: PMC11278728 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12071430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2024] [Revised: 07/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/26/2024] Open

Singh R, Ryu J, Park SS, Kim S, Kim K. Monitoring viruses and beta-lactam resistance genes through wastewater surveillance during a COVID-19 surge in Suwon, South Korea. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024;922:171223. [PMID: 38417514 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]

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The present study reports data on a long-term campaign for monitoring SARS-CoV-2, norovirus, hepatitis A virus, and beta-lactam resistance genes in wastewater samples from a wastewater treatment plant during COVID-19 surge in Suwon, South Korea. Real-time digital PCR (RT-dPCR) assays indicated 100 % occurrence of all but hepatitis A virus and blaNDM gene in influent wastewater samples. CDC-N1 assay detected SARS-CoV-2 in all influent samples with an average log-transformed concentration of 5.1 ± 0.39 and the highest level at 6.02 gene copies/L. All samples were also positive for norovirus throughout the study with a mean concentration 5.67 ± 0.65 log10 gene copies/L. On the contrary, all treated wastewater (effluent) tested negative for both viruses' genetic materials. Furthermore, plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamases (PABLs) genes blaDHA, blaACC, and blaFOX, extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) genes blaTEM and blaCTX, and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (blaKPC) gene were measured at average concentrations of 7.05 ± 0.26, 5.60 ± 0.35, 7.82 ± 0.43, 8.38 ± 0.20, 7.64 ± 0.29, and 7.62 ± 0.41 log10 gene copies/L wastewater, respectively. Beta-lactam resistance genes showed strong correlations (r), the highest being 0.86 for blaKPC - blaFOX, followed by 0.82 for blaTEM - blaCTX and 0.79 for blaTEM - blaDHA. SARS-CoV-2 RNA occurrence in the wastewater was strongly associated (r = 0.796) with COVID-19 cases in the catchment during the initial study period of six months. A positive association of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA with the prevalence of COVID-19 cases showed a promising role of community-scale monitoring of pathogens to provide considerable early signals of infection dynamics. High concentrations of beta-lactam resistance genes in wastewater indicated a high concern for one of the biggest global health threats in South Korea and the need to find control measures. Moreover, antibiotic-resistance genes in treated wastewater flowing through water bodies and agricultural environments indicate further dissemination of antibiotic resistance traits and increasing microbial antibiotic resistance.

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Tan J, Harlow J, Cecillon J, Nasheri N. Assessing the efficacy of different bead-based assays in capturing hepatitis E virus. J Virol Methods 2024;324:114860. [PMID: 38061674 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]

Casares-Jimenez M, Garcia-Garcia T, Suárez-Cárdenas JM, Perez-Jimenez AB, Martín MA, Caballero-Gómez J, Michán C, Corona-Mata D, Risalde MA, Perez-Valero I, Guerra R, Garcia-Bocanegra I, Rivero A, Rivero-Juarez A, Garrido JJ. Correlation of hepatitis E and rat hepatitis E viruses urban wastewater monitoring and clinical cases. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024;908:168203. [PMID: 37914110 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]

Affiliation(s)

Maria Casares-Jimenez Unit of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Cordoba, Spain
Transito Garcia-Garcia Grupo de Inmunogenómica y Patogénesis Molecular, UIC Zoonosis y Enfermedades Emergentes ENZOEM, Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
José M Suárez-Cárdenas Grupo de Inmunogenómica y Patogénesis Molecular, UIC Zoonosis y Enfermedades Emergentes ENZOEM, Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Grupo GA-14, Córdoba, Spain
Ana B Perez-Jimenez Clinical Microbiology Unit, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain; CIBERINFEC, ISCIII - CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
María A Martín Departamento de Química Inorgánica e Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Javier Caballero-Gómez Unit of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Cordoba, Spain; CIBERINFEC, ISCIII - CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Departamento Sanidad Animal, Grupo de Investigación en Sanidad Animal y Zoonosis (GISAZ), UIC Zoonosis y Enfermedades Emergentes ENZOEM, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Sanidad Animal, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
Carmen Michán Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Diana Corona-Mata Unit of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Cordoba, Spain
María A Risalde CIBERINFEC, ISCIII - CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas y Toxicología, Grupo de Investigación en Sanidad Animal y Zoonosis (GISAZ), UIC Zoonosis y Enfermedades Emergentes ENZOEM, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Sanidad Animal, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
Ignacio Perez-Valero Unit of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Cordoba, Spain; CIBERINFEC, ISCIII - CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
Rafael Guerra Centro de Conservación Zoo Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Ignacio Garcia-Bocanegra CIBERINFEC, ISCIII - CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; Departamento Sanidad Animal, Grupo de Investigación en Sanidad Animal y Zoonosis (GISAZ), UIC Zoonosis y Enfermedades Emergentes ENZOEM, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Sanidad Animal, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
Antonio Rivero Unit of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Cordoba, Spain; CIBERINFEC, ISCIII - CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
Antonio Rivero-Juarez Unit of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Universidad de Córdoba (UCO), Cordoba, Spain; CIBERINFEC, ISCIII - CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
Juan J Garrido Grupo de Inmunogenómica y Patogénesis Molecular, UIC Zoonosis y Enfermedades Emergentes ENZOEM, Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Grupo GA-14, Córdoba, Spain

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Nemes K, Persson S, Simonsson M. Hepatitis A Virus and Hepatitis E Virus as Food- and Waterborne Pathogens-Transmission Routes and Methods for Detection in Food. Viruses 2023;15:1725. [PMID: 37632066 PMCID: PMC10457876 DOI: 10.3390/v15081725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open

Zahmanova G, Takova K, Tonova V, Koynarski T, Lukov LL, Minkov I, Pishmisheva M, Kotsev S, Tsachev I, Baymakova M, Andonov AP. The Re-Emergence of Hepatitis E Virus in Europe and Vaccine Development. Viruses 2023;15:1558. [PMID: 37515244 PMCID: PMC10383931 DOI: 10.3390/v15071558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open

Lhomme S, Magne S, Perelle S, Vaissière E, Abravanel F, Trelon L, Hennechart-Collette C, Fraisse A, Martin-Latil S, Izopet J, Figoni J, Spaccaferri G. Clustered Cases of Waterborne Hepatitis E Virus Infection, France. Viruses 2023;15:v15051149. [PMID: 37243235 DOI: 10.3390/v15051149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open

Schaeffer J, Desdouits M, Besnard A, Le Guyader FS. Looking into sewage: how far can metagenomics help to detect human enteric viruses? Front Microbiol 2023;14:1161674. [PMID: 37180249 PMCID: PMC10166864 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1161674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open

Girón-Guzmán I, Díaz-Reolid A, Cuevas-Ferrando E, Falcó I, Cano-Jiménez P, Comas I, Pérez-Cataluña A, Sánchez G. Evaluation of two different concentration methods for surveillance of human viruses in sewage and their effects on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023;862:160914. [PMID: 36526211 PMCID: PMC9744676 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]

Takuissu GR, Kenmoe S, Ndip L, Ebogo-Belobo JT, Kengne-Ndé C, Mbaga DS, Bowo-Ngandji A, Oyono MG, Kenfack-Momo R, Tchatchouang S, Kenfack-Zanguim J, Lontuo Fogang R, Zeuko'o Menkem E, Kame-Ngasse GI, Magoudjou-Pekam JN, Nkie Esemu S, Veneri C, Mancini P, Bonanno Ferraro G, Iaconelli M, Suffredini E, La Rosa G. Hepatitis E Virus in Water Environments: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2022;14:223-235. [PMID: 36036329 PMCID: PMC9458591 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-022-09530-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for acute hepatitis in humans, through foodborne, zoonotic, and waterborne transmission routes. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of HEV in water matrices. Six categories were defined: untreated and treated wastewater, surface water (river, lake, and seawater), drinking water, groundwater, and other water environments (irrigation water, grey water, reservoir water, flood water, and effluent of pig slaughterhouse). We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Global Index Medicus, and Excerpta Medica Database. Study selection and data extraction were performed by at least two independent investigators. Heterogeneity (I2) was assessed using the χ2 test on the Cochran Q statistic and H parameter. Sources of heterogeneity were explored by subgroup analysis. This study is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42021289116. We included 87 prevalence studies from 58 papers, 66.4% of which performed in Europe. The overall prevalence of HEV in water was 9.8% (95% CI 6.4-13.7). The prevalence was higher in untreated wastewater (15.1%) and lower in treated wastewater (3.8%) and in drinking water (4.7%). In surface water, prevalence was 7.4%, and in groundwater, the percentage of positive samples, from only one study available, was 8.3%. Overall, only 36.8% of the studies reported the genotype of HEV, with genotype 3 (HEV-3) prevalent (168 samples), followed by HEV-1 (148 sample), and HEV-4 (2 samples). High-income countries were the most represented with 59/87 studies (67.8%), while only 3/87 (3.5%) of the studies were performed in low-income countries. The overall prevalence obtained of this study was generally higher in industrialized countries. Risk of bias was low in 14.9% of the studies and moderate in 85.1%. The results of this review showed the occurrence of HEV in different waters environments also in industrialized countries with sanitation and safe water supplies. While HEV transmission to humans through water has been widely demonstrated in developing countries, it is an issue still pending in industrialized countries. Better knowledge on the source of pollution, occurrence, survival in water, and removal by water treatment is needed to unravel this transmission path.

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Affiliation(s)

G R Takuissu Centre for Food, Food Security and Nutrition Research, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaoundé, Cameroon
S Kenmoe Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
L Ndip Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
J T Ebogo-Belobo Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaoundé, Cameroon
C Kengne-Ndé Epidemiological Surveillance, Evaluation and Research Unit, National AIDS Control Committee, Douala, Cameroon
D S Mbaga Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
A Bowo-Ngandji Department of Microbiology, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
M G Oyono Centre for Research on Health and Priority Pathologies, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaoundé, Cameroon
R Kenfack-Momo Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
S Tchatchouang Scientific Direction, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon
J Kenfack-Zanguim Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
R Lontuo Fogang Department of Animal Biology, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
E Zeuko'o Menkem Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
G I Kame-Ngasse Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaoundé, Cameroon
J N Magoudjou-Pekam Department of Biochemistry, The University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
S Nkie Esemu Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
C Veneri Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
P Mancini Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
G Bonanno Ferraro Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
M Iaconelli Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
E Suffredini Department of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
G La Rosa Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.

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Tanimoto Y, Ito E, Miyamoto S, Mori A, Nomoto R, Nakanishi N, Oka N, Morimoto T, Iwamoto T. SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater Was Highly Correlated With the Number of COVID-19 Cases During the Fourth and Fifth Pandemic Wave in Kobe City, Japan. Front Microbiol 2022;13:892447. [PMID: 35756040 PMCID: PMC9223763 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.892447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open

Barbé L, Schaeffer J, Besnard A, Jousse S, Wurtzer S, Moulin L, Le Guyader FS, Desdouits M. SARS-CoV-2 Whole-Genome Sequencing Using Oxford Nanopore Technology for Variant Monitoring in Wastewaters. Front Microbiol 2022;13:889811. [PMID: 35756003 PMCID: PMC9218694 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.889811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open

Abstract

Since the beginning of the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, multiple Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mutations have been reported and led to the emergence of variants of concern (VOC) with increased transmissibility, virulence or immune escape. In parallel, the observation of viral fecal shedding led to the quantification of SARS-CoV-2 genomes in wastewater, providing information about the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infections within a population including symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. Here, we aimed to adapt a sequencing technique initially designed for clinical samples to apply it to the challenging and mixed wastewater matrix, and hence identify the circulation of VOC at the community level. Composite raw sewage sampled over 24 h in two wastewater-treatment plants (WWTPs) from a city in western France were collected weekly and SARS-CoV-2 quantified by RT-PCR. Samples collected between October 2020 and May 2021 were submitted to whole-genome sequencing (WGS) using the primers and protocol published by the ARTIC Network and a MinION Mk1C sequencer (Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Oxford, United Kingdom). The protocol was adapted to allow near-full genome coverage from sewage samples, starting from ∼5% to reach ∼90% at depth 30. This enabled us to detect multiple single-nucleotide variant (SNV) and assess the circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 VOC Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta. Retrospective analysis of sewage samples shed light on the emergence of the Alpha VOC with detection of first co-occurring signature mutations in mid-November 2020 to reach predominance of this variant in early February 2021. In parallel, a mutation-specific qRT-PCR assay confirmed the spread of the Alpha VOC but detected it later than WGS. Altogether, these data show that SARS-CoV-2 sequencing in sewage can be used for early detection of an emerging VOC in a population and confirm its ability to track shifts in variant predominance.

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Cuevas-Ferrando E, Pérez-Cataluña A, Falcó I, Randazzo W, Sánchez G. Monitoring Human Viral Pathogens Reveals Potential Hazard for Treated Wastewater Discharge or Reuse. Front Microbiol 2022;13:836193. [PMID: 35464930 PMCID: PMC9026171 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.836193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open

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Wastewater discharge to the environment or its reuse after sanitization poses a concern for public health given the risk of transmission of human viral diseases. However, estimating the viral infectivity along the wastewater cycle presents technical challenges and still remains underexplored. Recently, human-associated crAssphage has been investigated to serve as viral pathogen indicator to monitor fecal impacted water bodies, even though its assessment as biomarker for infectious enteric viruses has not been explored yet. To this end, the occurrence of potentially infectious norovirus genogroup I (GI), norovirus GII, hepatitis A virus (HAV), rotavirus A (RV), and human astrovirus (HAstV) along with crAssphage was investigated in influent and effluent water sampled in four wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) over 1 year by a PMAxx-based capsid integrity RT-qPCR assay. Moreover, influent and effluent samples of a selected WWTP were additionally assayed by an in situ capture RT-qPCR assay (ISC-RT-qPCR) as estimate for viral infectivity in alternative to PMAxx-RT-qPCR. Overall, our results showed lower viral occurrence and concentration assessed by ISC-RT-qPCR than PMAxx-RT-qPCR. Occurrence of potentially infectious enteric virus was estimated by PMAxx-RT-qPCR as 88–94% in influent and 46–67% in effluent wastewaters with mean titers ranging from 4.77 to 5.89, and from 3.86 to 4.97 log₁₀ GC/L, with the exception of HAV that was sporadically detected. All samples tested positive for crAssphage at concentration ranging from 7.41 to 9.99 log₁₀ GC/L in influent and from 4.56 to 6.96 log₁₀ GC/L in effluent wastewater, showing higher mean concentration than targeted enteric viruses. Data obtained by PMAxx-RT-qPCR showed that crAssphage strongly correlated with norovirus GII (ρ = 0.67, p < 0.05) and weakly with HAstV and RV (ρ = 0.25–0.30, p < 0.05) in influent samples. In effluent wastewater, weak (ρ = 0.27–0.38, p < 0.05) to moderate (ρ = 0.47–0.48, p < 0.05) correlations between crAssphage and targeted viruses were observed. Overall, these results corroborate crAssphage as an indicator for fecal contamination in wastewater but a poor marker for either viral occurrence and viral integrity/infectivity. Despite the viral load reductions detected in effluent compared to influent wastewaters, the estimates of viral infectivity based on viability molecular methods might pose a concern for (re)-using of treated water.

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Maan HS, Chaurasia D, Kapoor G, Dave L, Siddiqui A, Pal S, Singh HO, Biswas D, Chowdhary R. Intestinal viral infections of nSARS-CoV2 in the Indian community: Risk of virus spread in India. J Med Virol 2022;94:1315-1329. [PMID: 34825708 PMCID: PMC9015588 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]

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In December 2019, novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (nSARS-CoV-2) virus outbreaks emerged from Wuhan, China, and spread all over the world, including India. Molecular diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID) 19 for densely and highly populated countries like India is time-consuming. A few reports have described the successful diagnosis of nSARS-CoV-2 virus from sewage and wastewater samples contaminated with fecal matter, suggesting the diagnosis of COVID 19 from the same to raise an alarm about the community transmission of virus for implementation of evacuation and lockdown strategies. So far, the association between the detection of virus and its concentration in stool samples with severity of the disease and the presence or absence of gastrointestinal symptoms have been rarely reported. We led the search utilizing multiple databases, specifically PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, and Google Scholar. We conducted a literature survey on gastrointestinal infection and the spread of this virus through fecal-oral transmission. Reports suggested that the existence and persistence of nSARS-CoV-2 in anal/rectal swabs and stool specimens for a longer period of time than in nasopharyngeal swabs provides a strong tenable outcome of gastrointestinal contamination and dissemination of this infection via potential fecal-oral transmission. This review may be helpful to conduct further studies to address the enteric involvement and excretion of nSARS-CoV-2 RNA in feces and control the community spread in both COVID-19 patients ahead of the onset of symptoms and in asymptomatic individuals through wastewater and sewage surveillance as an early indication of infection. The existence of the viral genome and active viral particle actively participate in genomic variations. Hence, we comprehended the enteric spread of different viruses amongst communities with special reference to nSARS-CoV-2.

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Twigg C, Wenk J. Review and Meta‐Analysis: SARS‐CoV‐2 and Enveloped Virus Detection in Feces and Wastewater. CHEMBIOENG REVIEWS 2022. [PMCID: PMC9083821 DOI: 10.1002/cben.202100039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]

Eloffy MG, El-Sherif DM, Abouzid M, Elkodous MA, El-nakhas HS, Sadek RF, Ghorab MA, Al-Anazi A, El-Sayyad GS. Proposed approaches for coronaviruses elimination from wastewater: Membrane techniques and nanotechnology solutions. NANOTECHNOLOGY REVIEWS 2021;11:1-25. [DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2022-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]

Affiliation(s)

M. G. Eloffy National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF , Cairo , Egypt
Dina M. El-Sherif National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF , Cairo , Egypt
Mohamed Abouzid Department of Physical Pharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences , 6 Święcickiego Street , 60-781 Poznan , Poland
Mohamed Abd Elkodous Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology , Toyohashi , Aichi 441-8580 , Japan
Hamada S. El-nakhas Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University , Cairo , Egypt
Rawia F. Sadek Chemical Maintenance Unit, Experimental Training Research Reactor Number two (ETRR-2), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) , P.O. Box 13759 , Cairo , Egypt Drug Radiation Research Department, Drug Microbiology Laboratory, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) , P.O. Box 13759 , Nasr City, Cairo , Egypt
Mohamed A. Ghorab U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) , Washington , DC , USA Department of Animal Science, Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory, Institute for Integrative Toxicology (IIT), Michigan State University , East Lansing , MI 48824 , USA
Abdulaziz Al-Anazi Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering King Saud University (KSU) , P.O. Box 800 , Riyadh 11421 , Saudi
Gharieb S. El-Sayyad Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Galala University , New Galala city , Suez , Egypt Drug Radiation Research Department, Drug Microbiology Laboratory, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) , P.O. Box 29 , Nasr City, Cairo , Egypt Chemical Engineering Department, Military Technical College (MTC), Egyptian Armed Forces , Cairo , Egypt

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Fitzgerald S, Rossi G, Low AS, McAteer SP, O’Keefe B, Findlay D, Cameron GJ, Pollard P, Singleton PTR, Ponton G, Singer AC, Farkas K, Jones D, Graham DW, Quintela-Baluja M, Tait-Burkard C, Gally DL, Kao R, Corbishley A. Site Specific Relationships between COVID-19 Cases and SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Wastewater Treatment Plant Influent. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021;55:15276-15286. [PMID: 34738785 PMCID: PMC8577191 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]

Affiliation(s)

Stephen F. Fitzgerald The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
Gianluigi Rossi The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
Alison S. Low The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
Sean P. McAteer The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
Brian O’Keefe Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Strathallan House, Stirling FK9 4TZ, United Kingdom
David Findlay Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Strathallan House, Stirling FK9 4TZ, United Kingdom
Graeme J. Cameron Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Strathallan House, Stirling FK9 4TZ, United Kingdom
Peter Pollard Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Strathallan House, Stirling FK9 4TZ, United Kingdom
Peter T. R. Singleton Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Strathallan House, Stirling FK9 4TZ, United Kingdom
George Ponton Scottish Water, Castle House, 6 Castle Drive, Dunfermline KY11 8GG, United Kingdom
Andrew C. Singer UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford OX10 8BB, United Kingdom
Kata Farkas School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, United Kingdom School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey LL59 5AB, United Kingdom
Davey Jones School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, United Kingdom
David W. Graham School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Marcos Quintela-Baluja School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Christine Tait-Burkard The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
David L. Gally The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
Rowland Kao The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom
Alexander Corbishley The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom

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Ali W, Zhang H, Wang Z, Chang C, Javed A, Ali K, Du W, Niazi NK, Mao K, Yang Z. Occurrence of various viruses and recent evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater systems. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021;414:125439. [PMID: 33684818 PMCID: PMC7894103 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]

Pérez-Cataluña A, Cuevas-Ferrando E, Randazzo W, Falcó I, Allende A, Sánchez G. Comparing analytical methods to detect SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021;758:143870. [PMID: 33338788 PMCID: PMC7722604 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]

Abstract

Wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as a reliable strategy to assess the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Recent publications suggest that SARS-CoV-2 detection in wastewater is technically feasible; however, many different protocols are available and most of the methods applied have not been properly validated. To this end, different procedures to concentrate and extract inactivated SARS-CoV-2 and surrogates were initially evaluated. Urban wastewater seeded with gamma-irradiated SARS-CoV-2, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), and mengovirus (MgV) was used to test the concentration efficiency of an aluminum-based adsorption-precipitation method and a polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation protocol. Moreover, two different RNA extraction methods were compared in this study: a commercial manual spin column centrifugation kit and an automated protocol based on magnetic silica beads. Overall, the evaluated concentration methods did not impact the recovery of gamma-irradiated SARS-CoV-2 nor MgV, while extraction methods showed significant differences for PEDV. Mean recovery rates of 42.9 ± 9.5%, 27.5 ± 14.3% and 9.0 ± 2.2% were obtained for gamma-irradiated SARS-CoV-2, PEDV and MgV, respectively. Limits of detection (LoD95%) for five genomic SARS-CoV-2 targets (N1, N2, gene E, IP2 and IP4) ranged from 1.56 log genome equivalents (ge)/mL (N1) to 2.22 log ge/mL (IP4) when automated system was used; while values ranging between 2.08 (N1) and 2.34 (E) log ge/mL were observed when using column-based extraction method. Different targets were also evaluated in naturally contaminated wastewater samples with 91.2%, 85.3%, 70.6%, 79.4% and 73.5% positivity, for N1, N2, E, IP2 and IP4, respectively. Our benchmarked comparison study suggests that the aluminum precipitation method coupled with the automated nucleic extraction represents a method of acceptable sensitivity to provide readily results of interest for SARS-CoV-2 WBE surveillance.

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Farkas K, Hillary LS, Thorpe J, Walker DI, Lowther JA, McDonald JE, Malham SK, Jones DL. Concentration and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater Using Polyethylene Glycol-Based Concentration and qRT-PCR. Methods Protoc 2021;4:17. [PMID: 33672247 PMCID: PMC8005995 DOI: 10.3390/mps4010017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open

Farkas K, Hillary LS, Malham SK, McDonald JE, Jones DL. Wastewater and public health: the potential of wastewater surveillance for monitoring COVID-19. CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & HEALTH 2020;17:14-20. [PMID: 32835157 PMCID: PMC7291992 DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]

Randazzo W, Truchado P, Cuevas-Ferrando E, Simón P, Allende A, Sánchez G. SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater anticipated COVID-19 occurrence in a low prevalence area. WATER RESEARCH 2020. [PMID: 32425251 DOI: 10.1101/2020.04.22.20075200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused more than 200,000 reported COVID-19 cases in Spain resulting in more than 20,800 deaths as of April 21, 2020. Faecal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from COVID-19 patients has extensively been reported. Therefore, we investigated the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in six wastewater treatments plants (WWTPs) serving the major municipalities within the Region of Murcia (Spain), the area with the lowest COVID-19 prevalence within Iberian Peninsula. Firstly, an aluminum hydroxide adsorption-precipitation concentration method was validated using a porcine coronavirus (Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, PEDV) and mengovirus (MgV). The procedure resulted in average recoveries of 10 ± 3.5% and 10 ± 2.1% in influent water (n = 2) and 3.3 ± 1.6% and 6.2 ± 1.0% in effluent water (n = 2) samples for PEDV and MgV, respectively. Then, the method was used to monitor the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 from March 12 to April 14, 2020 in influent, secondary and tertiary effluent water samples. By using the real-time RT-PCR (RT-qPCR) Diagnostic Panel validated by US CDC that targets three regions of the virus nucleocapsid (N) gene, we estimated quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA titers in untreated wastewater samples of 5.4 ± 0.2 log₁₀ genomic copies/L on average. Two secondary water samples resulted positive (2 out of 18) and all tertiary water samples tested as negative (0 out 12). This environmental surveillance data were compared to declared COVID-19 cases at municipality level, revealing that members of the community were shedding SARS-CoV-2 RNA in their stool even before the first cases were reported by local or national authorities in many of the cities where wastewaters have been sampled. The detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in early stages of the spread of COVID-19 highlights the relevance of this strategy as an early indicator of the infection within a specific population. At this point, this environmental surveillance could be implemented by municipalities right away as a tool, designed to help authorities to coordinate the exit strategy to gradually lift its coronavirus lockdown.

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Randazzo W, Truchado P, Cuevas-Ferrando E, Simón P, Allende A, Sánchez G. SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater anticipated COVID-19 occurrence in a low prevalence area. WATER RESEARCH 2020;181:115942. [PMID: 32425251 PMCID: PMC7229723 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 812] [Impact Index Per Article: 162.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused more than 200,000 reported COVID-19 cases in Spain resulting in more than 20,800 deaths as of April 21, 2020. Faecal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from COVID-19 patients has extensively been reported. Therefore, we investigated the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in six wastewater treatments plants (WWTPs) serving the major municipalities within the Region of Murcia (Spain), the area with the lowest COVID-19 prevalence within Iberian Peninsula. Firstly, an aluminum hydroxide adsorption-precipitation concentration method was validated using a porcine coronavirus (Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, PEDV) and mengovirus (MgV). The procedure resulted in average recoveries of 10 ± 3.5% and 10 ± 2.1% in influent water (n = 2) and 3.3 ± 1.6% and 6.2 ± 1.0% in effluent water (n = 2) samples for PEDV and MgV, respectively. Then, the method was used to monitor the occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 from March 12 to April 14, 2020 in influent, secondary and tertiary effluent water samples. By using the real-time RT-PCR (RT-qPCR) Diagnostic Panel validated by US CDC that targets three regions of the virus nucleocapsid (N) gene, we estimated quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA titers in untreated wastewater samples of 5.4 ± 0.2 log10 genomic copies/L on average. Two secondary water samples resulted positive (2 out of 18) and all tertiary water samples tested as negative (0 out 12). This environmental surveillance data were compared to declared COVID-19 cases at municipality level, revealing that members of the community were shedding SARS-CoV-2 RNA in their stool even before the first cases were reported by local or national authorities in many of the cities where wastewaters have been sampled. The detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in early stages of the spread of COVID-19 highlights the relevance of this strategy as an early indicator of the infection within a specific population. At this point, this environmental surveillance could be implemented by municipalities right away as a tool, designed to help authorities to coordinate the exit strategy to gradually lift its coronavirus lockdown.

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Beyer S, Szewzyk R, Gnirss R, Johne R, Selinka HC. Detection and Characterization of Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 in Wastewater and Urban Surface Waters in Germany. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2020;12:137-147. [PMID: 32172512 PMCID: PMC7225198 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-020-09424-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]

Iaconelli M, Bonanno Ferraro G, Mancini P, Suffredini E, Veneri C, Ciccaglione AR, Bruni R, Della Libera S, Bignami F, Brambilla M, De Medici D, Brandtner D, Schembri P, D’Amato S, La Rosa G. Nine-Year Nationwide Environmental Surveillance of Hepatitis E Virus in Urban Wastewaters in Italy (2011-2019). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020;17:E2059. [PMID: 32244915 PMCID: PMC7143501 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17062059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]

Affiliation(s)

Marcello Iaconelli Department of Environment and Health - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (M.I.); (G.B.F.); (P.M.); (C.V.); (S.D.L.); (F.B.)
Giusy Bonanno Ferraro Department of Environment and Health - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (M.I.); (G.B.F.); (P.M.); (C.V.); (S.D.L.); (F.B.)
Pamela Mancini Department of Environment and Health - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (M.I.); (G.B.F.); (P.M.); (C.V.); (S.D.L.); (F.B.)
Elisabetta Suffredini Department of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (E.S.); (D.D.M.)
Carolina Veneri Department of Environment and Health - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (M.I.); (G.B.F.); (P.M.); (C.V.); (S.D.L.); (F.B.)
Anna Rita Ciccaglione Department Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (A.R.C.); (R.B.)
Roberto Bruni Department Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (A.R.C.); (R.B.)
Simonetta Della Libera Department of Environment and Health - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (M.I.); (G.B.F.); (P.M.); (C.V.); (S.D.L.); (F.B.)
Francesco Bignami Department of Environment and Health - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (M.I.); (G.B.F.); (P.M.); (C.V.); (S.D.L.); (F.B.)
Massimo Brambilla Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA), Research Centre for Engineering and Agri Food Processing, 24047 Treviglio, BG, Italy;
Dario De Medici Department of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (E.S.); (D.D.M.)
David Brandtner Indipendent Researcher, 00156 Rome, Italy;
Pietro Schembri Regional Department for Health Activities and Epidemiological Observatory of the Sicilian Region, 90146 Palermo, Italy;
Stefania D’Amato Ministry of Health, Directorate-General for Prevention, 00144 Rome, Italy;
Giuseppina La Rosa Department of Environment and Health - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (M.I.); (G.B.F.); (P.M.); (C.V.); (S.D.L.); (F.B.)

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Cuevas-Ferrando E, Randazzo W, Pérez-Cataluña A, Sánchez G. HEV Occurrence in Waste and Drinking Water Treatment Plants. Front Microbiol 2020;10:2937. [PMID: 31993027 PMCID: PMC6971180 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV), particularly zoonotic genotype 3, is present in environmental waters worldwide, especially in industrialized countries. Thus, monitoring the presence of HEV in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is an emerging topic due to the importance of reusing water on a global level. Given the limited data, this study aimed to monitor the occurrence of HEV in influent and effluent water in waste- and drinking-water treatment plants (WWTPs and DWTPs). To this end, different procedures to concentrate HEV in influent and effluent water from WWTPs and DWTPs were initially evaluated. The evaluated procedures resulted in average HEV recoveries of 15.2, 19.9, and 16.9% in influent, effluent, and drinking water samples, respectively, with detection limits ranging from 103 to 104 international units (IU)/L. Then, a one-year pilot study was performed to evaluate the performance of the selected concentration method coupled with three RT-qPCR assays in influent and effluent water samples from four different WWTPs. HEV prevalence in influent water varied based on both the RT-qPCR assay and WWTP, while HEV was not detected in effluent water samples. In addition, HEV prevalence using only RT-qPCR3 was evaluated in influent (n = 62) and effluent samples (n = 52) from four WWTPs as well as influent (n = 28) and effluent (n = 28) waters from two DWTPs. The present study demonstrated that HEV circulated in the Valencian region at around 30.65% with average concentrations of 6.3 × 103 IU/L. HEV was only detected in influent wastewater samples, effluent samples from WWTPs and influent and effluent samples from DWTPs were negative. However, given that the infective dose in waterborne epidemics settings is not yet known and the low sensibility of the assay, unfortunately, no direct conclusion could be achieved on the risk assessment of environmental contamination.

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Bonanno Ferraro G, Mancini P, Veneri C, Iaconelli M, Suffredini E, Brandtner D, La Rosa G. Evidence of Saffold virus circulation in Italy provided through environmental surveillance. Lett Appl Microbiol 2019;70:102-108. [PMID: 31742735 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]

Strubbia S, Phan MVT, Schaeffer J, Koopmans M, Cotten M, Le Guyader FS. Characterization of Norovirus and Other Human Enteric Viruses in Sewage and Stool Samples Through Next-Generation Sequencing. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2019;11:400-409. [PMID: 31446609 PMCID: PMC6848244 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-019-09402-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]

Randazzo W, Piqueras J, Evtoski Z, Sastre G, Sancho R, Gonzalez C, Sánchez G. Interlaboratory Comparative Study to Detect Potentially Infectious Human Enteric Viruses in Influent and Effluent Waters. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2019;11:350-363. [PMID: 31154654 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-019-09392-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]

Fenaux H, Chassaing M, Berger S, Gantzer C, Bertrand I, Schvoerer E. Transmission of hepatitis E virus by water: An issue still pending in industrialized countries. WATER RESEARCH 2019;151:144-157. [PMID: 30594083 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an enteric virus divided into eight genotypes. Genotype 1 (G1) and G2 are specific to humans; G3, G4 and G7 are zoonotic genotypes infecting humans and animals. Transmission to humans through water has been demonstrated for G1 and G2, mainly in developing countries, but is only suspected for the zoonotic genotypes. Thus, the water-related HEV hazard may be due to human and animal faeces. The high HEV genetic variability allows considering the presence in wastewater of not only different genotypes, but also quasispecies adding even greater diversity. Moreover, recent studies have demonstrated that HEV particles may be either quasi-enveloped or non-enveloped, potentially implying differential viral behaviours in the environment. The presence of HEV has been demonstrated at the different stages of the water cycle all over the world, especially for HEV G3 in Europe and the USA. Concerning HEV survival in water, the virus does not have higher resistance to inactivating factors (heat, UV, chlorine, physical removal), compared to viral indicators (MS2 phage) or other highly resistant enteric viruses (Hepatitis A virus). But the studies did not take into account genetic (genogroups, quasispecies) or structural (quasi- or non-enveloped forms) HEV variability. Viral variability could indeed modify HEV persistence in water by influencing its interaction with the environment, its infectivity and its pathogenicity, and subsequently its transmission by water. The cell culture methods used to study HEV survival still have drawbacks (challenging virus cultivation, time consuming, lack of sensitivity). As explained in the present review, the issue of HEV transmission to humans through water is similar to that of other enteric viruses because of their similar or lower survival. HEV transmission to animals through water and how the virus variability affects its survival and transmission remain to be investigated.

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Kyuregyan KK, Polyakov AD, Potemkin IA, Karlsen AA, Isaeva OV, Lopatukhina MA, Mullin EV, Slukinova OS, Malinnikova EY, Shibrik EV, Oglezneva EE, Mikhailov MI. [Belgorod region - the territory endemic for hepatitis E.]. Vopr Virusol 2019;64:274-280. [PMID: 32168441 DOI: 10.36233/0507-4088-2019-64-6-274-280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Belgorod region is the territory with the highest incidence of hepatitis E in the Russian Federation.

OBJECTIVES

The aim of the study was to comprehensively characterize the circulation of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in the Belgorod region, including the study of population immunity to the virus, determining the prevalence of infection among the pig population and analysis of the genetic diversity of HEV from patients and animals.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Serum samples of a conditionally healthy population (n = 2027) of all age groups were tested for anti-HEV IgG and IgM by ELISA with commercial assays. HEV RNA was determined in fecal samples from pigs aged 2-4 months (n = 526), in sewage samples from pig farms (n = 10), as well as in stool samples from patients with hepatitis E (n = 6) using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Phylogenetic analysis was performed for an amplified 300 nt fragment corresponding to HEV open reading frame 2.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The prevalence of anti-HEV IgG in general population averaged 16.4% (95% CI: 14.8-18.1; 332/2027). The proportion of individuals who had both anti-HEV IgM and IgG averaged 2.8% (95% CI: 2.2-3.6; 57/2027). The incidence rate of anti-HEV IgG increased with age, from 2.8% (95% CI: 1.3-5.8) in children aged 1-14 years to 40.1% (95% CI: 34.9-45.6) in people 70 years or older. The detection rate of HEV RNA in pigs was 20% (95% CI: 16.8-23.6; 105/526). HEV RNA was detected in 2 out of 10 sewage samples. The HEV sequences isolated from patients with hepatitis E, pigs, and sewage samples in Belgorod region belonged to the HEV genotype 3, had a 95-100% homology, and formed common clusters on a phylogenetic tree.

CONCLUSIONS

The high prevalence of HEV in pigs population has led to the formation of an endemic territory in the Belgorod region, which is the center of pig breeding. Measures aimed at reducing the circulation of HEV among pig population and decontamination of sewage from pig farms are necessary to control HEV infection.

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Horn J, Hoodgarzadeh M, Klett-Tammen CJ, Mikolajczyk RT, Krause G, Ott JJ. Epidemiologic estimates of hepatitis E virus infection in European countries. J Infect 2018;77:544-552. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]

Dalton HR, Izopet J. Transmission and Epidemiology of Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 and 4 Infections. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2018. [PMID: 29530946 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a032144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]

King NJ, Hewitt J, Perchec-Merien AM. Hiding in Plain Sight? It's Time to Investigate Other Possible Transmission Routes for Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Developed Countries. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2018;10:225-252. [PMID: 29623595 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-018-9342-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]

Abravanel F, Pique J, Couturier E, Nicot F, Dimeglio C, Lhomme S, Chiabrando J, Saune K, Péron JM, Kamar N, Evrard S, de Valk H, Cintas P, Izopet J. Acute hepatitis E in French patients and neurological manifestations. J Infect 2018;77:220-226. [PMID: 29966614 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]

Affiliation(s)

Florence Abravanel UMR Inserm, U1043; UMR CNRS, U5282, Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan (CPTP), Toulouse, F-31300, France; CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Laboratoire de virologie, Centre national de référence du virus de l'hépatite E, Toulouse, F-31300 France.
Julie Pique CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Département de Neurologie, Toulouse, F-31300 France
Elisabeth Couturier Santé Publique France, Saint Maurice, F-94415 France
Florence Nicot CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Laboratoire de virologie, Centre national de référence du virus de l'hépatite E, Toulouse, F-31300 France
Chloé Dimeglio CHU Toulouse, Unité de soutien méthodologique à la recherche, Toulouse, F-31300 France; Inserm U1027, Université Toulouse III, Toulouse, F-31300 France
Sébastien Lhomme UMR Inserm, U1043; UMR CNRS, U5282, Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan (CPTP), Toulouse, F-31300, France; CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Laboratoire de virologie, Centre national de référence du virus de l'hépatite E, Toulouse, F-31300 France
Julie Chiabrando CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Laboratoire de virologie, Centre national de référence du virus de l'hépatite E, Toulouse, F-31300 France
Karine Saune UMR Inserm, U1043; UMR CNRS, U5282, Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan (CPTP), Toulouse, F-31300, France; CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Laboratoire de virologie, Centre national de référence du virus de l'hépatite E, Toulouse, F-31300 France
Jean-Marie Péron CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Département de Gastroentérologie, Toulouse, F-31300 France
Nassim Kamar UMR Inserm, U1043; UMR CNRS, U5282, Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan (CPTP), Toulouse, F-31300, France; CHU de Toulouse, Hôpital Rangueil, Service de néphrologie, Dialyse et Transplantation d'Organe, Toulouse, F-31300 France
Solène Evrard CHU Toulouse, Institut Universitaire du Cancer, Département d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Toulouse, F-31300 France
Henriette de Valk Santé Publique France, Saint Maurice, F-94415 France
Pascal Cintas CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Département de Neurologie, Toulouse, F-31300 France
Jacques Izopet UMR Inserm, U1043; UMR CNRS, U5282, Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan (CPTP), Toulouse, F-31300, France; CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Laboratoire de virologie, Centre national de référence du virus de l'hépatite E, Toulouse, F-31300 France

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Miura T, Schaeffer J, Le Saux JC, Le Mehaute P, Le Guyader FS. Virus Type-Specific Removal in a Full-Scale Membrane Bioreactor Treatment Process. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2018;10:176-186. [PMID: 29214559 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-017-9330-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]

Fenaux H, Chassaing M, Berger S, Jeulin H, Gentilhomme A, Bensenane M, Bronowicki J, Gantzer C, Bertrand I, Schvoerer E. Molecular features of Hepatitis E Virus circulation in environmental and human samples. J Clin Virol 2018;103:63-70. [PMID: 29656087 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2018.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]

Haramoto E, Kitajima M, Hata A, Torrey JR, Masago Y, Sano D, Katayama H. A review on recent progress in the detection methods and prevalence of human enteric viruses in water. WATER RESEARCH 2018;135:168-186. [PMID: 29471200 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]

Oshiki M, Miura T, Kazama S, Segawa T, Ishii S, Hatamoto M, Yamaguchi T, Kubota K, Iguchi A, Tagawa T, Okubo T, Uemura S, Harada H, Kobayashi N, Araki N, Sano D. Microfluidic PCR Amplification and MiSeq Amplicon Sequencing Techniques for High-Throughput Detection and Genotyping of Human Pathogenic RNA Viruses in Human Feces, Sewage, and Oysters. Front Microbiol 2018;9:830. [PMID: 29755444 PMCID: PMC5934477 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open

Nguyen GT, Pu J, Miura T, Ito H, Kazama S, Konta Y, Van Le A, Watanabe T. Oyster Contamination with Human Noroviruses Impacted by Urban Drainage and Seasonal Flooding in Vietnam. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2018;10:61-71. [PMID: 29230695 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-017-9325-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]

Environmental Surveillance of Norovirus Genogroups I and II for Sensitive Detection of Epidemic Variants. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017;83:AEM.03406-16. [PMID: 28213546 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03406-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open

Abstract

Sewage samples have been investigated to study the norovirus concentrations in sewage or the genotypes of noroviruses circulating in human populations. However, the statistical relationship between the concentration of the virus and the number of infected individuals and the clinical importance of genotypes or strains detected in sewage are unclear. In this study, we carried out both environmental and clinical surveillance of noroviruses for 3 years, 2013 to 2016. We performed cross-correlation analysis of the concentrations of norovirus GI or GII in sewage samples collected weekly and the reported number of gastroenteritis cases. Norovirus genotypes in sewage were also analyzed by pyrosequencing and compared with those identified in stool samples. The cross-correlation analysis found the peak coefficient (R = 0.51) at a lag of zero, indicating that the variation in the GII concentration, expressed as the log₁₀ number of copies per milliliter, was coincident with that in the gastroenteritis cases. A total of 15 norovirus genotypes and up to 8 genotypes per sample were detected in sewage, which included all of the 13 genotypes identified in the stool samples except 2. GII.4 was most frequently detected in both sample types, followed by GII.17. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that a strain belonging to the GII.17 Kawasaki 2014 lineage had been introduced into the study area in the 2012-2013 season. An increase in GI.3 cases was observed in the 2015-2016 season, and sewage monitoring identified the presence of GI.3 in the previous season (2014-2015). Our results demonstrated that monitoring of noroviruses in sewage is useful for sensitive detection of epidemic variants in human populations.IMPORTANCE We obtained statistical evidence of the relationship between the variation in the norovirus GII concentration in sewage and that of gastroenteritis cases during the 3-year study period. Sewage sample analysis by a pyrosequencing approach enabled us to understand the temporal variation in the norovirus genotypes circulating in human populations. We found that a strain closely related to the GII.17 Kawasaki 2014 lineage had been introduced into the study area at least 1 year before its appearance and identification in clinical cases. A similar pattern was observed for GI.3; cases were reported in the 2015-2016 season, and closely related strains were found in sewage in the previous season. Our observation indicates that monitoring of noroviruses in sewage is useful for the rapid detection of an epidemic and is also sensitive enough to study the molecular epidemiology of noroviruses. Applying this approach to other enteric pathogens in sewage will enhance our understanding of their ecology.

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Le Mennec C, Parnaudeau S, Rumebe M, Le Saux JC, Piquet JC, Le Guyader SF. Follow-Up of Norovirus Contamination in an Oyster Production Area Linked to Repeated Outbreaks. FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY 2017;9:54-61. [PMID: 27613529 DOI: 10.1007/s12560-016-9260-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]