title: Detection of human food-borne and zoonotic viruses on irrigated, field-grown strawberries.
abstract: This study evaluated the presence of pathogenic human and zoonotic viruses on irrigated, field-grown strawberries. Norovirus genogroup I, rotavirus, and swine hepatitis E virus genogroup 3 were detected on strawberries, and irrigation water is suspected as the contamination origin.
authors.affiliation: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Food Research and Development Centre, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada. julie.brassard@agr.gc.ca
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brassard
authors.forename: Marie-Josée
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gagné
authors.forename: Mylène
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Généreux
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Côté
mesh_terms: D057914:Agricultural Irrigation; D000818:Animals; D031985:Fragaria / Q000821:virology*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D029322:Norovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA