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A Longitudinal Study on Enteric Virus Contamination in Bivalves along the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Journal of food protection - 1 Jun 2021
Motoya Takumi, Nagata Noriko, Kashimura Ryo, Ohashi Keiko, Saito Aoi, Osawa Shuichi, Goto Keiko, Iwama Sadaki, Yanaoka Toshikazu, Okayama Kaori, Hirai Shinichiro, Sugai Toshiyuki, Murakami Koichi, Ishioka Taisei, Ryo Akihide, Katayama Kazuhiko, Kimura Hirokazu
Abstract excerpt
ABSTRACT: During the 2014 to 2018 seasons, we conducted a longitudinal study involving enteric virus surveillance in bivalves, including natural oysters and clams harvested in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Some norovirus (NoV) contaminations were detected in natural oysters, whereas no enteric virus was found in clams. NoVs detected in oysters were of the genotypes GII.4 and GII.6, both of which are closely related...
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