title: [Viruses in drinking water: HAV and enteroviruses].
abstract: The presence of waterborne enteric pathogens (bacteria, viruses and protozoa) in potable water represents a potential danger for people's health. While doing a microbiological examination of potable water on a regular basis, we obtain a constant control of presence of the bacteria that contaminate water. However, the water examination of the enteric viruses is done only when we have some large-scale hydrous epidemics. Finding the bacteria wich point to fecal contamination of drinking water is not a safe indicator of presence of the enteric viruses. After a two step RT/PCR examination on viruses in 84 samples of potable water, the enteroviruses were found in 53 out of 84 samples (63.09%), while the hepatitis A virus was not found after one step RT/PCR examination. In conclusion, we emphasize the need of standardizing the method of potable water viruses detection, in order to legalize the need of its regular application.
authors.affiliation: Zavod za mikrobiologiju, univerzitetski klinicki Centar Tuzla.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Numanović
authors.forename: Mirsada
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hukić
authors.forename: Mahmud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nurkić
authors.forename: Zineta
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Delibegović
authors.forename: Merima
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gegić
authors.forename: Nijaz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tihić
mesh_terms: D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030041:Hepatitis A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply