Gamble D R
Lancet. 1979 Feb 24;1(8113):425-8. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(79)90897-3.
Stringent virological standards for drinking-water have been proposed by the World Health Organisation and by others, but there is no evidence of the spread of virus infection by drinking-water that has been adequately treated to conventional bacteriological standards. There is evidence for waterborne transmission of hepatitis and viral gastroenteritis but the case for the introduction of virological standards is critically examined. It is concluded that there is no evidence that drinking-water in the U.K. contributes to the spread of virus infection, and that the introduction of virological standards for drinking-water could not at present be justified. Moreover, in the absence of any information relating the degree of viral contamination to disease, there is no logical basis on which to set the level of a practical virological standard.
世界卫生组织及其他机构已提出了严格的饮用水病毒学标准，但并无证据表明经过常规细菌学标准充分处理的饮用水会传播病毒感染。有证据表明存在经水传播的肝炎和病毒性肠胃炎，但对于引入病毒学标准的情况进行了严格审查。结论是，没有证据表明英国的饮用水会导致病毒感染的传播，目前引入饮用水病毒学标准是不合理的。此外，在缺乏任何将病毒污染程度与疾病相关联的信息的情况下，没有合理依据来设定实用的病毒学标准水平。
