Human norovirus detection in bivalve shellfish in Brazil and evaluation of viral infectivity using PMA treatment.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111315

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Human norovirus detection in bivalve shellfish in Brazil and evaluation of viral infectivity using PMA treatment.

Marine pollution bulletin - 1 Aug 2020

Sarmento Sylvia Kahwage, Guerra Caroline Rezende, Malta Fábio Correia, Coutinho Ricardo, Miagostovich Marize Pereira, Fumian Tulio Machado

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Noroviruses are the most common cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in humans and bivalve shellfish consumption is a recognized route of infection. Our aim was to detect and characterize norovirus in bivalves from a coastal city of Brazil. Nucleic acid was extracted from the bivalve's digestive tissue concentrates using magnetic beads. From March 2018 to June 2019, 77 samples were screened using quantitative...

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PMID: 32658680
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111315

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