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Rotavirus G2P[4] detection in fresh vegetables and oysters in Mexico City.
Journal of food protection - 1 Nov 2014
Quiroz-Santiago Carolina, Vázquez-Salinas Carlos, Natividad-Bonifacio Ivan, Barrón-Romero Blanca Lilia, Quiñones-Ramírez Elsa Irma
Abstract excerpt
Rotaviruses are the principal cause of dehydration caused by diarrhea in children younger than 2 years of age. Although these viral infections have mainly been associated with ingestion of fecally contaminated food and water, few studies have addressed the presence of the virus in food that is consumed raw or slightly cooked. In this work, 30 oyster samples and 33 vegetable samples were examined for the presence...
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