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The detection of rotaviruses in products of wastewater treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

J. Bates ,
M. R. Goddard  and
M. Butler
J. Bates
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K.
M. R. Goddard
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K.
M. Butler
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K.
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Rotaviruses present in products of wastewater treatment were assayed in MA 104 cells by indirect immunofluorescence. Levels in settled sewage, activated sludge and effluent were greater than 103 per litre in March and April but virus was not detected during later months. This pattern correlated with the decline in laboratory reports of human rotavirus infection.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 93 , Issue 3 , December 1984 , pp. 639 - 643
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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