Foodborne viruses have been recognized as a growing concern to the food industry and a
serious public health problem. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is responsible for the majority of viral …

Current serologic tests provide the foundation for diagnosis of hepatitis A and hepatitis A
virus (HAV) infection. Recent advances in methods to identify and characterize nucleic acid …

ABSTRACT A standardized real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) assay has been
developed for an accurate estimation of the number of genome copies of hepatitis A virus …

Hepatitis A is caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV). Transmission occurs by the fecal-oral route,
either by direct contact with an HAV-infected person or by ingestion of HAV-contaminated …

In the present work, we aimed at determining the relationship between the hepatitis A virus
(HAV) numbers in imported frozen coquina clams involved in two hepatitis outbreaks, as …

Investigations of disease outbreaks linked to shellfish consumption have been reported in
the scientific literature; however, only few countries systematically collate and report such …

Infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) is the commonest viral cause of liver disease and
presents an important public health problem worldwide. Several unique HAV properties and …

Half a century ago scientists attempted the detection of poliovirus in water. Since then other
enteric viruses responsible for gastroenteritis and hepatitis have replaced enteroviruses as …

Noroviruses (NoVs) are the most common viral agents of acute gastroenteritis in humans,
and high concentrations of NoVs are discharged into the environment. As these viruses are …

Knowledge of the molecular biology of hepatitis A virus (HAV) has increased exponentially
since its identification. HAV exploits all known mechanisms of genetic variation to ensure …