The depuration dynamics of oysters ( Crassostrea gigas ) artificially contaminated with hepatitis A virus and human adenovirus

• Published in: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 107; no. 1; pp. 11 - 17
• Main Authors: Corrêa, Adriana de Abreu, Rigotto, Caroline, Moresco, Vanessa, Kleemann, Cristian Rafael, Teixeira, Adriano Luiz, Poli, Carlos Rogério, Simões, Clàudia Maria Oliveira, Barardi, Célia Regina Monte
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz 01.02.2012; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
• Subjects: Adenoviruses, Human - radiation effects; Animals; aquaculture; Aquaculture - methods; Crassostrea - virology; depuration; Disinfection - methods; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Food Microbiology; food safety; Hepatitis A virus - radiation effects; PARASITOLOGY; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Seawater - virology; shellfish; Time Factors; TROPICAL MEDICINE; Ultraviolet Rays; viruses; food safety; aquaculture; shellfish; viruses; depuration

Within the country of Brazil, Santa Catarina is a major shellfish producer. Detection of viral contamination is an important step to ensure production quality and consumer safety during this process. In this study, we used a depuration system and ultraviolet (UV) disinfection to eliminate viral path...