Enteric adenoviruses

Inactivation of Enteric Adenovirus and Feline Calicivirus by Chlorine Dioxide

“…ClO 2 Ct values for AD40 and FCV are higher than those reported for chlorine at pH 6 and 8 (44). This is a contradiction of earlier reports that demonstrated increased viral inactivation by ClO 2 at high pH levels compared to chlorine (27,39).…”

“…The adenovirus icosahedron contains 240 hexons, 12 pentons, and 12 fibers that extend from each penton base; its genome consists of linear, double-stranded DNA. Enteric adenoviruses are shed in high numbers in the feces (2), are typically shed in the feces for long periods, and infection can be caused by low numbers of viral particles (16,23). Enteric adenoviruses have greater environmental stability than other enteric viruses (10), so their presence in sewage and surface water makes them likely contaminants in public water supplies (24,25).…”

Ocorrência de adenovirus em crianças com gastrenterite aguda grave na Cidade de Belém, Pará, Brasil

“…Se admite que el mecanismo básico de transmisión de esos agentes virales suceda de persona a persona, vía fecal-oral, instalándose en células epiteliales del trato gastrointestinal, considerándose además que el trato respiratorio se puede 5,6 constituir en fuente de infección .…”

A three-year diagnostic and epidemiological study on viral infantile diarrhoea in Rome

“…Among the different infectious agents involved in the pathogenesis of disease, rotavirus plays a major role accounting for more than 50 % of hospitalized cases in peak months (Kapikian et al 1976;Konno et al 1978). In addition to rotaviruses, several other candidate aetiological viral agents are known, including enteric adenoviruses (Albert, 1986), astroviruses (Madeley & Cosgrove, 1975), calicivirus (Madeley & Cosgrove, 1976), coronavirus (Caul, Paver & Clarke, 1975), the Norwalk group of viruses (Kapikian et al 1982) and other 20-30 nm diameter small round viruses (Flewett, Bryden & Davies, 1974; Middleton, Szymanski & Petric, 1977).…”