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Water Res X . A systematic review of influenza virus in water environments across human, poultry, and wild bird habitats

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Water Res X


. 2023 Dec 13:22:100210.
doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100210. eCollection 2024 Jan 1. A systematic review of influenza virus in water environments across human, poultry, and wild bird habitats

S Kenmoe[SUP] 1 [/SUP], G R Takuissu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], J T Ebogo-Belobo[SUP] 3 [/SUP], C Kengne-Ndé[SUP] 4 [/SUP], D S Mbaga[SUP] 5 [/SUP], A Bowo-Ngandji[SUP] 5 [/SUP], J L Ondigui Ndzie[SUP] 5 [/SUP], R Kenfack-Momo[SUP] 6 [/SUP], S Tchatchouang[SUP] 7 [/SUP], R Lontuo Fogang[SUP] 8 [/SUP], E Zeuko'o Menkem[SUP] 9 [/SUP], G I Kame-Ngasse[SUP] 3 [/SUP], J N Magoudjou-Pekam[SUP] 6 [/SUP], S Puzelli[SUP] 10 [/SUP], L Lucentini[SUP] 11 [/SUP], C Veneri[SUP] 11 [/SUP], P Mancini[SUP] 11 [/SUP], G Bonanno Ferraro[SUP] 11 [/SUP], M Iaconelli[SUP] 11 [/SUP], C Del Giudice[SUP] 11 [/SUP], D Brandtner[SUP] 10 [/SUP], E Suffredini[SUP] 12 [/SUP], G La Rosa[SUP] 11 [/SUP]



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Free PMC article Abstract

Influenza, a highly contagious acute respiratory disease, remains a major global health concern. This study aimed to comprehensively assess the prevalence of influenza virus in different aquatic environments. Using 43 articles from four databases, we thoroughly examined water matrices from wastewater treatment plants (WTPs) and other human environments, as well as poultry habitats and areas frequented by migratory wild birds. In WTP influents (10 studies), positivity rates for influenza A ranged from 0.0 % to 97.6 %. For influenza B (8 studies), most studies reported no positivity, except for three studies reporting detection in 0.8 %, 5.6 %, and 46.9 % of samples. Within poultry habitats (13 studies), the prevalence of influenza A ranged from 4.3 % to 76.4 %, while in environments frequented by migratory wild birds (11 studies), it ranged from 0.4 % to 69.8 %. Geographically, the studies were distributed as follows: 39.5 % from the Americas, 18.6 % from Europe, 2.3 % from South-East Asia and 39.5 % from the Western Pacific. Several influenza A subtypes were found in water matrices, including avian influenza (H3N6, H3N8, H4N1, H4N2, H4N6, H4N8, H5N1, H5N8, H6N2, H6N6, H7N9, H0N8, and H11N9) and seasonal human influenza (H1N1 and H3N2). The existing literature indicates a crucial requirement for more extensive future research on this topic. Specifically, it emphasizes the need for method harmonization and delves into areas deserving of in-depth research, such as water matrices pertaining to pig farming and prevalence studies in low-income countries.

Keywords: Influenza virus; Occurrence; Prevalence; Water.

 
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