Assessment of the Incidence of Human Adenovirus in Surface Waters of Southwest Greece: Vouraikos River as a Case Study

• Published in: Food and environmental virology Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 309 - 313
• Main Authors: Kokkinos, P., Katsanou, K., Lambrakis, N., Vantarakis, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-09-2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adenoviruses; Adenoviruses, Human - classification; Adenoviruses, Human - genetics; Adenoviruses, Human - isolation & purification; Anthropogenic factors; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Brief Communication; Chemistry/Food Science; Environmental Monitoring; Food Science; Greece; Human influences; Humans; River basins; Rivers; Rivers - virology; Surface water; Virology; Water analysis; Water Pollution - analysis; Water Pollution - statistics & numerical data; Water sampling; Greece; Vouraikos River; Karst terrain; Human adenovirus; Public health; Assessment
• ISSN: 1867-0334; 1867-0342
• DOI: 10.1007/s12560-019-09385-1

The purpose of this study is to assess the overall impact of different anthropogenic activities in the Vouraikos River basin (southwestern Greece, Natura 2000 area). Virological quality of river water samples was investigated. Positive samples for human adenoviruses were found occasionally, while porcine adenoviruses and bovine polyoma viruses were not detected. It is the first time that virological data are collected in the study area.