TABLE 3.
Summary of results obtained by analysis of 52 sewage samples for the presence of human polyomaviruses
| Area (no. of samples) | No. positive/total (no. of viral particles/ml)
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|---|---|---|---|
| HAd | JCV | BKV | |
| Barcelona, Spain (16a + 9) | 24/25 (101–102) | 23/24 (101–102) | 20/25 (1–101) |
| Nancy, France (4)a | 4/4 (101–102) | 4/4 (102–103) | 4/4 (1–101) |
| Umeå, Sweden (4)a | 4/4 (1–101) | 4/4 (102–103) | 4/4 (1–101) |
| Pretoria, South Africa (4)a | 4/4 (102–103) | 4/4 (101–102) | 4/4 (101–102) |
| Cairo, Egypt (4) | 4/4 (102–103) | 4/4 (102–103) | 4/4 (101–102) |
| Patras, Greece (5) | 5/5 (102–103) | 5/5 (102–103) | 4/4 (102–103) |
| Washington, D.C. (6) | 6/6 (102–103) | 6/6 (103–104) | 6/6 (102–103) |
| Total (52) | 51/52 (102–103) | 50/51 (102–103) | 46/51 (101–102) |
a
Samples analyzed in a previous study (12).