Keywords
phage of Shigella sonnei
well water
hepatitis A virus
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Abstract
The enteric viruses are present in the gastrointestinal tract of infected individuals, being eliminated in feces in large quantities and can directly or indirectly contaminate water intended for human consumption. Humans are the only natural hosts for hepatitis A. Detection of coliphages and phage of Shigella sonnei in water may indicate the presence of these viruses. In the present study was done the presumptive laboratory diagnosis of an outbreak of hepatitis A through search of bacteriophages in a sample of well water and the study of survival of shigelafagos in water. The analysis revealed positive for phages of S. sonnei...
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