Molecular Detection of Hepatitis A Virus and Rotavirus in Water Samples Collected from Albaha, Saudi Arabia | ||
Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology | ||
Article 6, Volume 10, Issue 1, June 2018, Pages 59-68 PDF (357.95 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsc.2018.13656 | ||
Author | ||
Shaia Saleh R. Almalki | ||
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Albaha University, Albaha, Saudi Arabia | ||
Abstract | ||
Viral contamination of the water bodies is neglected area of research in Saudi Arabia. The study, first of its kind, using RT- PCR technique, reports Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and Rotavirus (RV) presence in almost 13% of the samples collected. This report may trigger the detection of accurate viral contamination status in Saudi Arabia’s environmental waters. | ||
Keywords | ||
Viral contamination; RT- PCR; Hepatitis A virus (HAV); Rotavirus (RV) | ||
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