Molecular detection of human astrovirus in an urban sewage treatment plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and dissemination of human astroviruses (HAstV) in the environment by analyzing urban sewage samples from a wastewater treatment plant in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A one-year study was performed with a total of 48 raw and treated s...

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Main Authors: Flávia Ramos Guimarães, Fabiana Fioretti Martins Ferreira, Carmen Baur Vieira, Tulio Machado Fumian, Tatsuo Shubo, José Paulo Gagliardi Leite, Marize Pereira Miagostovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000800013