Application of an Optimized Direct Lysis Method for Viral RNA Extraction Linking Contaminated Dates to Infection With Hepatitis A Virus

Consumption of dates has not been considered a common risk of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection. In January 2018, an outbreak of hepatitis was identified with cases resident in all regions of Denmark. All the detected strains belonged to HAV genotype 3A. Epidemiological investigations through patien...

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Main Authors: Sheikh Md Rajiuddin, Sofie Elisabeth Midgley, Tenna Jensen, Luise Müller, Anna Charlotte Schultz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
PCR
HAV
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.516445/full