Viral Hepatitis and Gastroenteritis Transmitted by Shellfish and Water

Overview

Journal Infect Dis Clin North Am

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 1987 Sep 1

PMID 2848882

Citations 4

Authors

C A Wanke

R L Guerrant

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Abstract

The epidemiology and clinical presentation of water-borne viral diseases, including shellfish-associated viral illnesses, are discussed in this article. Hepatitis A virus, Non A-Non B hepatitis and the agents of viral gastroenteritis, Norwalk agent, Snow Mountain agent, rotavirus, the small round viruses, caliciviruses, and astroviruses are included. The technical problems associated with evaluating the viral contamination of water or shellfish are noted.

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