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Surveillance and analysis of enteroviruses in water environments in Shenzhen from 2010 to 2011

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To determine the prevalence of enteroviruses in aquatic environments in Shenzhen, water samples were collected monthly from April 2010 to December 2011. After concentration by the filter adsorption-beef extract elution method, the enteroviruses were propagated in RD cells. Thirty-five of 105 water samples (33.33 %) were positive for cytopathic effect. E11 and E12 were the most common serotypes and had high genetic diversity in part of the VP1 region. The high prevalence of enteroviruses in water suggests that surveillance of enteroviruses in aquatic environments and evaluation of the risk associated with enteroviruses in water to public health are needed.

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We thank the staff of Major Infection Disease Control Key Laboratory, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, for providing the RD cell line and for help with collection of water samples and virus isolation and identification.

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  1. School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China

    Huiling Chen & Baihua Shu

  2. Shenzhen Longgang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China

    Qu Liu, Yingjian Chen & Gang Li

  3. Shenzhen Guangming District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China

    Dongli Wang, Bin Feng & Wei Yao

  4. Major Infection Disease Control Key Laboratory, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Longyuan Road No.8, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China

    Yaqing He

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Chen, H., Liu, Q., Wang, D. et al. Surveillance and analysis of enteroviruses in water environments in Shenzhen from 2010 to 2011. Arch Virol 158, 1343–1347 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-013-1611-0

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