Health & Welfare
New Norovirus detection kit for oysters promises rapid, accurate testing to enhance food safety and mitigate risks for shellfish farmers.
Intelligence
Este estudio reporta sobre el desarrollo de un modelo matemático para el proceso de depuración de mariscos y su impacto en los niveles de norovirus encontrados en los mariscos.
Intelligence
This study reports on the development of a mathematical model for the shellfish depuration process and its impact on norovirus levels found in shellfish.
Intelligence
Pathogenic noroviruses have been identified in shellfish from various countries in Europe. The major cause of outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in humans, norovirus infection is transmitted three main ways, led by consumption of shellfish.
Intelligence
Epidemiological studies have estimated that noroviruses are responsible for 60 percent to 80 percent of all foodborne outbreaks of gastroenteritis worldwide. Consumption of shellfish is one of three main transmission routes of norovirus infection.