Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Aichi Virus 1 from Urban Wastewater in Senegal
- 13 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Intervirology
- Vol. 64 (2), 96-101
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000512130
Abstract
Aichi virus 1 (AiV-1) has been proposed as a causative agent of human gastroenteritis. In this study, raw, decanted, and treated wastewater samples from a wastewater treatment plant in an urban area of Dakar, Senegal, were collected. AiV-1 was detected in raw (70%, 14/20), decanted (68.4%, 13/19), and treated (59.3%, 16/27) samples, revealing a noticeable resistance of AiV-1 to chlorine-based treatment. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all sequences clustered within genotype B. Our study presents the first report on the detection of AiV-1 in the environment of Dakar and constitutes indirect evidence of virus circulation in the population.Keywords
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