Detection of multiple sapovirus genotypes and genogroups in oyster-associated outbreaks.
This report describes multiple viruses in stool specimens from oyster-associated gastroenteritis. Eleven outbreaks of oyster-associated gastroenteritis were examined for enteric viruses between January 2002 and March 2006 in Japan. Multiple norovirus genotypes were detected in all outbreaks; moreover, kobuvirus, sapovirus, and astrovirus were also detected in 6, 3, and 1 of the 11 outbreaks, respectively. Notably, multiple sapovirus genogroups were detected in the stool specimens from subjects in two oyster-associated gastroenteritis outbreaks.
Nakagawa-Okamoto
Reiko
R
Yamaguchi Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment, Yamaguchi 753-0821, Japan. okamoto.reiko@pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp
Arita-Nishida
Tomoko
T
Toda
Shoichi
S
Kato
Hirotomo
H
Iwata
Hiroyuki
H
Akiyama
Miho
M
Nishio
Osamu
O
Kimura
Hirokazu
H
Noda
Mamoru
M
Takeda
Naokazu
N
Oka
Tomoichiro
T
D000818:Animals; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology*; D005506:Food Contamination; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D029322:Norovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D029341:Sapovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012758:Shellfish / Q000821:virology*
D012367:RNA, Viral