Human sapovirus in clams, Japan.

ABSTRACT: 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 indicates a possible food-to-human transmission link.

SUBMITTER: Hansman GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2725984 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature