Digital PCR for Quantifying Norovirus in Oysters Implicated in Outbreaks, France

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Polo, David ; Schaeffer, Julien ; Fournet, Nelly ; Le Saux, Jean-Claude ; Parnaudeau, Sylvain ; McLeod, Catherine ; Le Guyader, Françoise S.
• Description:
  Using samples from oysters clearly implicated in human disease, we quantified norovirus levels by using digital PCR. Concentrations varied from 43 to 1,170 RNA copies/oyster. The analysis of frozen samples from the production area showed the presence of norovirus 2 weeks before consumption.
• Subjects:
  Digital Pcr Digital Pcr For Quantifying Norovirus In Oysters Implicated In Outbreaks, France Dispatch Enteric Infections Food Safety France Norovirus Oysters Shellfish Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(12):2189-2191.
• Pubmed ID:
  27869597
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5189157
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0dbd2bafb15968c9f6d5a369ecf9a168996f4615b2e53889cddfc498bcd0b801
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/43449/cdc_43449_DS1.pdf
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