This study evaluated the presence and seasonal distribution of polio and other enteroviruses in four wastewater treatment plants in three cities in Italy, using different treatment systems. Detection of enteroviruses was carried out by virus isolation in cell cultures after concentration of water samples collected at both inlet and outlet of the treatment plants, following the methods described in the WHO guidelines. Viral serotypes isolated before and after water treatment were compared. Forty-eight non-polio enteroviruses were isolated from 312 samples collected at the inlet of the four wastewater treatment plants, 35 of which were Coxsackievirus type B (72.9 

作者：Andrea, Battistone；Gabriele, Buttinelli；Paolo, Bonomo；Stefano, Fiore；Concetta, Amato；Pietro, Mercurio；Antonella, Cicala；Josef, Simeoni；Adelheid, Foppa；Maria, Triassi；Francesca, Pennino；Lucia, Fiore

来源：Food and environmental virology 2014 年 6卷 1期