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First Detection of Hepatitis E Virus in Shellfish and in Seawater from Production Areas in Southern Italy.
Food and environmental virology - 1 Mar 2018
La Rosa G, Proroga Y T R, De Medici D, Capuano F, Iaconelli M, Della Libera S, Suffredini E
Abstract excerpt
Shellfish samples (n = 384) from production areas, water samples from the same areas (n = 39) and from nearby sewage discharge points (n = 29) were analyzed for hepatitis E virus (HEV) by real-time and nested RT-PCR. Ten shellfish samples (2.6%) and five seawater samples (12.8%) tested positive for HEV; all characterized strains were G3 and showed high degree of sequence identity. An integrated surveillance in...
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