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Detection of enteric viruses and SARS-CoV-2 in beach sand
Robalo, A.; Brandão, João; Shibata, T.; Solo-Gabriele, H.; Santos, R.; Monteiro, S.Beach sand harbors a diverse group of microbial organisms that may be of public health concern. Nonetheless, little is known about the presence and distribution of viruses in beach sand. In this study, the first objective was to evaluate the presence of seven viruses (Aichi virus, enterovirus, hepatitis A virus, human adenovirus, norovirus, rotavirus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Co...
Untreated sewage contamination of beach sand from a leaking underground sewage ...
Brandão, J.; Albergaria, I.; Albuquerque, J.; José, S.; Grossinho, J.; Ferreira, F.C.; Raposo, A.; Rodrigues, R.; Silva, C.; Jordao, L.; Sousa, M.Thirty people (mostly children) experienced an episode of skin rash days after a sand sifting beach operation at Porto Pim Beach in Faial, Azores during June 2019. An environmental and epidemiologic investigation was conducted to identify the cause of the outbreak of skin rash. The epidemiologic investigation found that some of the patients experiencing symptoms had never entered the beach water. During the pol...
Routine screening of harmful microorganisms in beach sands: implications to pub...
Sabino, Raquel; Rodrigues, R.; Costa, I.; Carneiro, Cristiana; Cunha, M.; Duarte, A.; Faria, N.; Ferreira, F. C.; Gargaté, M. J.; Júlio, C.Beaches worldwide provide recreational opportunities to hundreds of millions of people and serve as important components of coastal economies. Beach water is often monitored for microbiological quality to detect the presence of indicators of human sewage contamination so as to prevent public health outbreaks associated with water contact. However, growing evidence suggests that beach sand can harbor microbes ha...