Abstract
Discharge of raw domestic wastes containing human enteric viruses into water courses, consumption of untreated water from canals, streams, and shallow wells in villages, and cross-contamination of water in the distribution system because of intermittent water supply in urban areas continue to cause widespread outbreaks of infectious hepatitis in India. To detect a low number of viruses in 50- to 100-liter samples of water, a method was developed with magnetic iron oxide as the virus adsorbent. Poliovirus-seeded dechlorinated tap water, adjusted to pH 3.0 and 0.0005 M AlCl3, was filtered through a 10-g bed of iron oxide sandwiched between two AP20 prefilter pads held in a 142-mm-diameter, stainless-steel holder. Virus was eluted from iron oxide by recirculating three times a 100-ml volume of 3% beef extract, pH 9.0. The eluate was reconcentrated to 5 ml by adjusting to pH 3, adding 1 g of iron oxide, stirring for 30 min, and eluting the readsorbed virus with 5 ml of beef extract, pH 9.0. Virus recovery varied from 60 to 80%. Using the above method, we took a survey of drinking water at three locations in Nagpur during 1976 and found the presence of virus in 7 of 50 samples. The quantity of virus recovered ranged from 1 to 7 plaque-forming units per 30 to 60 liters. Virus was detected in some samples even with residual chlorine. No coliforms were detected in the virus-positive samples.
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