Ahmad Tahir, Arshad Najma, Adnan Fazal, Sadaf Zaidi Najam-Us-Sahar, Shahid Muhammad Talha, Zahoor Usman, Afzal Muhammad S, Anjum Sadia
Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan; National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2016 Dec 23;23(4):576-580. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1226849.
Viral gastroenteritis and other water-borne diseases are the most neglected areas of research in Pakistan. To determine the quality of water, 4 enteric viruses were studied from different localities of Peshawar, Pakistan. The study validates the viral detection method for Rotavirus (RV), Human adenovirus (HAdV), Enterovirus (EV) and Hepatitis A virus (HAV), directly from water sources of rural areas of Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan. Overall, 95 five water samples were tested; among them, 9.47% were positive for RV, 38.94% for HAdV, 48.42% for EV and 12.63% for HAV. The presence of these viruses in water was directly correlated with meteorological data. High prevalence of EV and HAdV was detected frequently in the wet season from May - September, which can be the potential cause of spreading of gastroenteritis in the population. Environmental surveillance is an additional tool to evaluate the epidemiology of enteric viruses circulating in a given community.
病毒性肠胃炎及其他水源性疾病是巴基斯坦最被忽视的研究领域。为了测定水质，对来自巴基斯坦白沙瓦不同地区的4种肠道病毒进行了研究。该研究验证了直接从巴基斯坦开伯尔-普赫图赫瓦省白沙瓦农村地区水源中检测轮状病毒（RV）、人腺病毒（HAdV）、肠道病毒（EV）和甲型肝炎病毒（HAV）的病毒检测方法。总体而言，共检测了95份水样；其中，RV阳性率为9.47%，HAdV为38.94%，EV为48.42%，HAV为12.63%。水中这些病毒的存在与气象数据直接相关。在5月至9月的雨季经常检测到EV和HAdV的高流行率，这可能是该人群肠胃炎传播的潜在原因。环境监测是评估特定社区中传播的肠道病毒流行病学的另一种工具。
