Molecular confirmation of oyster as the vector for hepatitis A in a 2005 multistate outbreak

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 145-150

  Shieh, Y C ^a   Khudyakov, Y E ^b   Xia, G ^b   Ganova Raeva, L M ^b   Khambaty, F M ^a   Woods, J W ^a   Veazey, J E ^a   Motes, M L ^a   Glatzer, M B ^a   Bialek, S R ^b   Fiore, A E ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; OSTREIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETICS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OYSTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHELLFISH; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSTREIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHELLFISH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846665398     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.1.145     Document Type: Article

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