Prevalence of Enteroviruses in Ground Water of Israel

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Abstract
Few studies have been performed on the occurrence of enterovirus contamination of groundwater by domestic sewage leaching land disposal. Groundwater samples (99) were examined for the presence of enteroviruses, total bacteria, fecal coliforms and fecal streptococci by standard methods. Enteroviruses were isolated from 20% of the samples. Viruses were isolated from 12 samples which contained no detectable fecal organisms per 100 ml. No statistical correlation between the presence of virus and bacteriological indicators could be determined. The widespread failure of current bacteriological standards to indicate the presence of potentially pathogenic enteroviruses in groundwater is an area of concern.