enterovirus
- Public and Environmental Health Microbiology | SpotlightEnvironmental Surveillance Complements Case-Based Surveillance of Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Polio Endgame Strategy 2019–2023
Interrupting wild poliovirus transmission and stopping circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) outbreaks have been proposed as two global goals by the World Health Organization in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). This analysis, based on the 28-year acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and 8-year environmental surveillance, provides continued high-quality surveillance performance in achieving the GPEI and...
- Public and Environmental Health Microbiology | SpotlightControl of Waterborne Human Viruses by Indigenous Bacteria and Protists Is Influenced by Temperature, Virus Type, and Microbial Species
Waterborne human viruses can persist in the environment, causing a risk to human health over long periods of time. In this work, we demonstrate that in both freshwater and seawater environments, indigenous bacteria and protists can graze on waterborne viruses and thereby reduce their persistence. We furthermore demonstrate that the efficiency of the grazing process depends on temperature, virus type, and protist species. These findings...
- Public and Environmental Health MicrobiologyEnvironmental Surveillance Can Dynamically Track Ecological Changes in Enteroviruses
In this study, we showed that environmental enterovirus surveillance can be used to monitor the propagation of nonpolio enteroviruses in addition to poliovirus detection. Since epidemiological studies of virus transmission based on the past were performed using specimens from humans, there were limitations to research design, such as specimen collection for implementation on a large-scale target population. However, environmental...
- Environmental MicrobiologyDifferences in Viral Disinfection Mechanisms as Revealed by Quantitative Transfection of Echovirus 11 Genomes
This study provides a new tool for assessing virus inactivation mechanisms by directly measuring a viral genome’s ability to produce new viruses after disinfection. In addition, we identify a potential pitfall of PCR for determining virus genome damage, which does not reflect whether a genome is truly functional. The results presented here using quantitative transfection corroborate previously suggested virus inactivation mechanisms for...
- Environmental MicrobiologyMolecular Identification of Enteroviruses from Cattle and Goat Feces and Environment in Thailand
Possible new EV-E and EV-G genotypes were identified for EVs detected in this study. The EV-E viruses were also successfully isolated from MDBK cells. The goat EV sequence analysis suggested the presence of an ovine/caprine-specific EV group that is different from EV-G of porcine origin. The significance of our research is that it identifies and characterizes possible novel EVs, thereby indicating that enteroviruses in animals are...
- Public and Environmental Health Microbiology | SpotlightPolio and Measles Down the Drain: Environmental Enterovirus Surveillance in the Netherlands, 2005 to 2015
- Public and Environmental Health MicrobiologyCross-Comparison of Human Wastewater-Associated Molecular Markers in Relation to Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Enteric Viruses in Recreational Beach Waters
- Public and Environmental Health MicrobiologyLaboratory Surveillance of Polio and Other Enteroviruses in High-Risk Populations and Environmental Samples
- Public Health MicrobiologyPresence of Enteric Viruses in Source Waters for Drinking Water Production in the Netherlands