Human viruses in water [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Albert Bosch
| Human viruses in water [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Albert Bosch |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (307 p.) |
| Disciplina | 579.2176 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BoschAlbert |
| Collana | Perspectives in medical virology |
| Soggetto topico |
Waterborne infection
Viruses Water - Microbiology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-05515-8
9786611055158 0-08-055327-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Chapter 1. Overview of Health-Related Water Virology; Historical perspective; Impact of human viruses in water; Quality guidelines; References; Chapter 2. Waterborne Gastroenteritis Viruses; Introduction; Calicivirus; Rotavirus; Astroviruses; Adenovirus; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Enteric Hepatitis Viruses; Background; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis E; References; Chapter 4. Enteroviruses with Special Reference to Poliovirus and Poliomyelitis Eradication; Background; Detection and identification of enteroviruses; Old and new identification methods
Incongruous distribution of serotypes as compared to clinical isolatesMonitoring the progress of the poliomyelitis eradication initiative; Environmental surveillance of poliovirus circulation; Evaluation of the persistence of OPV-derived viruses in the population after an OPV/IPV switch; Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5. Virus Occurrence and Survival in the Environmental Waters; Background; Factors controlling virus survival; Occurrence of human viruses in water; Data gaps and the future; References; Chapter 6. Virus Removal During Drinking Water Treatment IntroductionPotential for reduction of viruses during water treatment; Virus reduction by removal during water treatment; Virus inactivation during water treatment; Risk to humans from viruses in drinking water; Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 7. Global Supply of Virus-Safe Drinking Water; WHO guidelines for drinking water quality; Water safety plans; Concluding remarks and recommendations; References; Chapter 8. Waterborne Viruses: Assessing the Risks; Introduction; Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA); Building models: a regulatory tool?; Conclusion; References Chapter 9. The Detection of Waterborne VirusesConcentration methods; Detection and enumeration of waterborne viruses; References; Chapter 10. Viruses in Shellfish; Background; Enteric viruses causing shellfish-associated disease; Economic importance of shellfish and impact of viral disease; Biology of shellfish and interactions with ingested enteric viruses; Virus detection methods; Detection of viral contamination in shellfish; Evaluation of outbreaks: lessons learned and remaining questions; References; Chapter 11. Indicators of Waterborne Enteric Viruses; Introduction; Indicator concept Conventional bacterial indicatorsAlternative indicators for viruses; Characteristics of potential indicator bacteriophages; Detection and enumeration methods; Bacteriophages in faeces; Bacteriophages in faecal wastes; Bacteriophages as indexes of human viruses; Bacteriophages as indicators; Which group of bacteriophages better surrogates human viruses?; References; Chapter 12. Quality Control, Environmental Monitoring and Regulations; Quality control; Monitoring; Regulations; Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 13. Recent Advances and Future Needs in Environmental Virology The global water quality inventory and environmental virology: status and implications |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451194603321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier, 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human viruses in water [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Albert Bosch
| Human viruses in water [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Albert Bosch |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (307 p.) |
| Disciplina | 579.2176 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BoschAlbert |
| Collana | Perspectives in medical virology |
| Soggetto topico |
Waterborne infection
Viruses Water - Microbiology |
| ISBN |
1-281-05515-8
9786611055158 0-08-055327-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Chapter 1. Overview of Health-Related Water Virology; Historical perspective; Impact of human viruses in water; Quality guidelines; References; Chapter 2. Waterborne Gastroenteritis Viruses; Introduction; Calicivirus; Rotavirus; Astroviruses; Adenovirus; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Enteric Hepatitis Viruses; Background; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis E; References; Chapter 4. Enteroviruses with Special Reference to Poliovirus and Poliomyelitis Eradication; Background; Detection and identification of enteroviruses; Old and new identification methods
Incongruous distribution of serotypes as compared to clinical isolatesMonitoring the progress of the poliomyelitis eradication initiative; Environmental surveillance of poliovirus circulation; Evaluation of the persistence of OPV-derived viruses in the population after an OPV/IPV switch; Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5. Virus Occurrence and Survival in the Environmental Waters; Background; Factors controlling virus survival; Occurrence of human viruses in water; Data gaps and the future; References; Chapter 6. Virus Removal During Drinking Water Treatment IntroductionPotential for reduction of viruses during water treatment; Virus reduction by removal during water treatment; Virus inactivation during water treatment; Risk to humans from viruses in drinking water; Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 7. Global Supply of Virus-Safe Drinking Water; WHO guidelines for drinking water quality; Water safety plans; Concluding remarks and recommendations; References; Chapter 8. Waterborne Viruses: Assessing the Risks; Introduction; Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA); Building models: a regulatory tool?; Conclusion; References Chapter 9. The Detection of Waterborne VirusesConcentration methods; Detection and enumeration of waterborne viruses; References; Chapter 10. Viruses in Shellfish; Background; Enteric viruses causing shellfish-associated disease; Economic importance of shellfish and impact of viral disease; Biology of shellfish and interactions with ingested enteric viruses; Virus detection methods; Detection of viral contamination in shellfish; Evaluation of outbreaks: lessons learned and remaining questions; References; Chapter 11. Indicators of Waterborne Enteric Viruses; Introduction; Indicator concept Conventional bacterial indicatorsAlternative indicators for viruses; Characteristics of potential indicator bacteriophages; Detection and enumeration methods; Bacteriophages in faeces; Bacteriophages in faecal wastes; Bacteriophages as indexes of human viruses; Bacteriophages as indicators; Which group of bacteriophages better surrogates human viruses?; References; Chapter 12. Quality Control, Environmental Monitoring and Regulations; Quality control; Monitoring; Regulations; Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 13. Recent Advances and Future Needs in Environmental Virology The global water quality inventory and environmental virology: status and implications |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777488903321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier, 2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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