TABLE 1.
Detection of norovirus, rotavirus, reovirus, enterovirus, somatic phages, and F-specific phages in river water samples, Maas and Waal Rivers
| Date | Location | Concn (95% confidence interval)
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| Somatic phages (PFU/liter) | F-specific phages (PFU/liter) | Enteroviruses (PFU/liter) | Reoviruses (PFU/liter) | Noroviruses (PDU/liter) | Rotaviruses (PDU/liter) | ||
| 10 December 1998 | Maas | 4.0 × 104 (3.1 × 104 to 4.3 × 104) | 1.5 × 104 (1.4 × 104 to 1.6 × 104) | 1 (0.7-2) | 6 (5-8) | 85 (5-756) | 57 (3-504) |
| 10 December 1998 | Waal | 6,963 (6,231-7,751) | 319 (279-362) | 0.6 (0.3-1) | 6 (5-7) | 776 (49-6,925) | 5,386 (333 to 5.1 × 104) |
| 28 December 1998 | Maas | 1.8 × 104 (1.2 × 104 to 2.7 × 104) | 1,572 (1,238-1,960) | 1 (0.9-2) | 5 (4-7) | 4 (0.2-38) | 285 (13-2,556) |
| 28 December 1998 | Waal | 7.7 × 104 (7.0 × 104 to 8.5 × 104) | 609 (541-682) | 0.3 (0.1-0.6) | 5 (4-6) | 4,900 (303 to 4.6 × 104) | 315 (20-2,823) |
| 28 January 1999 | Maas | 2.8 × 104 (2.5 × 104 to 3.1 × 104) | 4,460 (4,070-4,874) | 1 (0.7-2) | 4 (3-6) | 397 (19-3,554) | 264 (13-2,369) |
| 28 January 1999 | Waal | 2.1 × 104 (1.8 × 104 to 2.3 × 104) | 2,386 (2,141-2,648) | 0.3 (0.1-0.6) | 10 (9-12) | 29 (1-257) | 193 (12-1,730) |
| 11 March 1999 | Maas | 1.6 × 104 (1.3 × 104 to 1.9 × 104) | 6,054 (5,530-6,610) | 2 (1-3) | 3 (2-5) | 370 (18-3,304) | 248 (12-2,220) |
| 11 March 1999 | Waal | 5,305 (4,523-6,173) | 1,282 (1,159-1,413) | 0.8 (0.2-2) | 2 (0.8-4) | 540 (26-4,819) | 360 (17-3,213) |