Pollution of coastal waters can result in contamination of bivalve shellfish with human enteric
viruses, including norovirus (NoV), and oysters are commonly implicated in outbreaks …

Contamination of bivalve shellfish, particularly oysters, with norovirus is recognised as a
significant food safety risk. Methods for quantification of norovirus in oysters using the …

The human health risk associated with the consumption of molluscan shellfish grown in
sewage-contaminated waters is well established. Noroviruses are the principal agent of …

Shellfish borne viral gastroenteritis outbreaks are most commonly attributed to human
norovirus. Minimizing the norovirus bioaccumulation in oysters and improved norovirus …

Norovirus is the principal agent of bivalve shellfish–associated gastroenteric illness
worldwide. Numerous studies using PCR have demonstrated norovirus contamination in a …

Human noroviruses (NoV) are the most common cause of epidemic gastroenteritis following
consumption of bivalve shellfish contaminated with fecal matter. NoV levels can be …

Human noroviruses (HuNoVs) are the main cause of shellfish-borne gastroenteritis
outbreaks. In the absence of routine technical approaches allowing infectious particles to be …

The development and in-house validation of a method for the detection of noroviruses in
shellfish are described. The method comprises a simple virus recovery step using …

Impending international policies for norovirus in oysters and the lack of Australian data
suggested there was a need to undertake a national survey of norovirus in oysters. Two …