Human Sapovirus in Clams, Japan

Human Sapovirus in Clams, Japan

Human sapovirus was detected in 4 of 57 clam packages by reverse transcription–PCR and sequence analysis. This represents the first finding of sapovirus contamination in food. Closely matching sequences have been detected in stool specimens from patients with gastroenteritis in Japan, which indicate...

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Main Authors: Grant S. Hansman, Tomoichiro Oka, Reiko Okamoto, Tomoko Nishida, Shoichi Toda, Mamoru Noda, Daisuke Sano, You Ueki, Takahiro Imai, Tatsuo Omura, Osamu Nishio, Kazuhiko Katayama, Naokazu Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
sapovirus
shellfish
RT-PCR
clams
Japan
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/4/06-1390_article

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