1. Surveillance study of hepatitis A virus RNA on fig and date samples.
- Author
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Boxman IL, te Loeke NA, Klunder K, Hägele G, and Jansen CC
- Subjects
- Genotype, Hepatitis A virus genetics, Molecular Sequence Data, RNA, Viral genetics, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Arecaceae virology, Ficus virology, Food Microbiology, Fruit virology, Hepatitis A virus isolation & purification, RNA, Viral isolation & purification
- Abstract
A total of 91 fig and 185 date samples were analyzed by reverse transcription (RT) real-time PCR for the presence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) RNA. Two batches of dates tested positive, and the HAV RNA detected was genotyped as IA. These findings warrant further development of methods applicable to food which is consumed untreated and is exported from countries in which HAV is endemic.
- Published
- 2012
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