Epidemic of gastroenteritis caused by oysters contaminated with small round structured viruses.
A large outbreak of viral gastroenteritis occurred in which oysters eaten raw were the vehicle of infection. Laboratory findings indicated that a small round structured virus was the infecting agent. Adults of all ages were equally susceptible to infection with the virus. Investigation cast doubt on the efficacy of depuration as a method for rendering oysters free of virus, and hence the public should be warned of the hazard of eating raw shellfish.
D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005506:Food Contamination; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008875:Middle Aged; D010125:Ostreidae; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014876:Water Pollution