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Occurrence and Molecular Characterization of Human Astrovirus and Hepatitis A Virus in Bivalve Mollusks Marketed in Tourist Cities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Food and environmental virology - 2 Apr 2025
Dos Santos Natália Lourenço, Burlandy Fernanda Marcicano, Figueiredo Andreza Soriano, Lopes Bruna Figueiredo, Villar Livia Melo, Maranhão Adriana Gonçalves, Salgado Caroline Roberta Soares, Brandão Marcelo Luiz Lima, Miagostovich Marize Pereira, Leite José Paulo Gagliardi, Cantelli Carina Pacheco
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This study investigated the prevalence and genetic diversity of human astrovirus (HAstV), hepatitis A virus (HAV), and hepatitis E virus (HEV) in bivalve mollusks (mussels and oysters) marketed in three tourist cities in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from January to December 2022. One hundred and thirty-four samples were processed according to the ISO 15216-1:2017 (Microbiology of food a chain-horizontal...
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