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. 2020 May 19;8(5):761. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8050761

Table 5.

Evaluation of concentrated water samples from a sampling point in the distribution network, for the presence of HEV RNA and infectious particles.

Months HEV RNA
(gc/L)
HEV Infectivity (*)
January 46.9 Negative
April 8,926.6 Negative
May 1,473.5 Negative
June 133.3 Negative
July 221.4 Positive
August 186.6 Negative

* Evaluated by CPEs in Vero E6 cells, and RNA from virus produced in Vero E6 cells were found by RT-qPCR; gc/L: genomic copies per liter of sampled water, calculated with RT-qPCR results (average values of two independent reactions) and data from Table 1.