Title
UV disinfection and flocculation-chlorination sachets to reduce hepatitis E virus in drinking water
Date Issued
01 July 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
University of Barcelona
Publisher(s)
Elsevier GmbH
Abstract
Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) is a major cause of waterborne outbreaks in areas with poor sanitation. As safe water supplies are the keystone for preventing HEV outbreaks, data on the efficacy of disinfection treatments are urgently needed. Here, we evaluated the ability of UV radiation and flocculation-chlorination sachets (FCSs) to reduce HEV in water matrices. The HEV-p6-kernow strain was replicated in the HepG2/C3A cell line, and we quantified genome number using qRT-PCR and infectivity using an immunofluorescence assay (IFA). UV irradiation tests using low-pressure radiation showed inactivation kinetics for HEV of 99.99% with a UV fluence of 232 J/m2 (IC 95%, 195,02-269,18). Moreover, the FCSs preparations significantly reduced viral concentrations in both water matrices, although the inactivation results were under the baseline of reduction (4.5 LRV) proposed by WHO guidelines.
Start page
405
End page
411
Volume
219
Issue
May 4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Virología
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84962787637
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
ISSN of the container
14384639
Sponsor(s)
This study is part of Water Disinfection Protocols for Hepatitis E Virus project (WADHE), funded by Humanitarian Innovation Fund Core Grant and Oxfam Intermon .
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