The potential for climate-related spread of infectious diseases through marine systems has
been highlighted in several reports. With this review we want to draw attention to less …

The contamination of bivalve shellfish with norovirus from human fecal sources is
recognized as an important human health risk. Standardized quantitative methods for the …

The human health risk associated with the consumption of molluscan shellfish grown in
sewage-contaminated waters is well established. Noroviruses, which cause gastroenteritis …

Human fecal wastes contain a large variety of viruses that can enter the environment
through discharge of waste materials from infected individuals. Despite the high diversity of …

The enteric viruses, including adenovirus (AdVs) and norovirus (NoVs), in shellfish is a
significant food safety risk. This study investigated the prevalence, seasonal occurrence …

As filter-feeding bivalves, mussels have been traditionally studied as possible vectors of
different bacterial or viral pathogens. The absence of a known viral pathogen in these …

Aims: To study the distribution of norovirus (NV) in oyster tissues. Methods and Results: Five
monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against VP1 were selected from Balb/c mice …

Aims: To survey for hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) contamination in
edible bivalve shellfish. Methods and Results: A total of 213 shellfish (52 oysters, 69 cockles …

Marine finfish producers in the Northeast are adopting an integrated multi-trophic
aquaculture (IMTA) approach by growing mussels, Mytilus edulis, with marine finfish …

This chapter provides a review of factors that are known to affect the binding of enteric
viruses to different food matrices and that affect the persistence and survival of the virus …