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Detection and genetic characterization of norovirus in oysters from China and Japan.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2007
Phan Tung Gia, Khamrin Pattara, Akiyama Miho, Yagyu Fumihiro, Okitsu Shoko, Maneekarn Niwat, Nishio Osamu, Ushijima Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
A total of 225 oysters from China and Japan were collected during October 2005 to September 2006 and were then tested for the presence of norovirus by RT-nested PCR. The detection rate of norovirus was different between China and Japan, accounting for 14.6% (19 of 130) and 25.3% (24 of 95), respectively. In China, norovirus in oyster was detected continuously from July to February with the highest prevalence in...
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