Identification of Enteric Viruses in Foods from Mexico City

José Carlos Parada-Fabián, Patricia Juárez-García, Iván Natividad-Bonifacio, Carlos Vázquez-Salinas, Elsa Irma Quiñones-Ramírez

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Abstract

Foodborne viruses are a common and, probably, the most under-recognized cause of outbreaks of gastroenteritis. Among the main foods involved in the transmission of human enteric viruses are mollusks, and fruits and vegetables irrigated with wastewater and/or washed with non-potable water or contaminated by contact with surfaces or hands of the infected personnel during its preparation. In this study, 134 food samples were analyzed for the detection of Norovirus, Rotavirus, and Hepatitis A virus (HAV) by amplification of conserved regions of these viruses. From the 134 analyzed samples, 14 were positive for HAV, 6 for Norovirus, and 11 for Rotavirus. This is the first report in Mexico where emphasis is given to the presence of HAV and Norovirus on perishable foods and food from fisheries, as well as Rotavirus on frozen vegetables, confirming the role of vegetables and bivalve mollusks as transmitting vehicles of enteric viruses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)215-220
Number of pages6
JournalFood and Environmental Virology
Volume8
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2016

Keywords

  • Enteric virus
  • Food samples
  • Mollusks
  • Vegetables

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