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Detection and analysis of a small round-structured virus strain in oysters implicated in an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis
1 Nov 1996
Abstract excerpt
Outbreaks of shellfish-transmitted viral disease occur periodically, but frequently the causative agent is not identified. In November 1993, during investigation of a multistate outbreak of acute gastroenteritis, incriminated lots of oysters were collected. Oyster tissues (stomachs and digestive diverticula) were processed for virus extraction and nucleic acid purification. Human calicivirus sequences were sought...
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