Reverse Transcriptase PCR detection of Hepatitis A virus (HAV) in cultured and wild shellfish from the Peninsular of Malaysia

• Main Authors: Md. Nordin, Wan Norhana, A. Rahim, Masazurah, Mahyudin, Nor Ainy, I., Ismail
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24050/1/24050.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24050/; http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/volume-18-2011.html

Hepatitis A is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Outbreaks of hepatitis A have been linked to the consumption of both raw and cooked shellfish. These outbreaks could induce a public confidence problem over shellfish safety and may result in important economic losses for th...