Prevalence of hepatitis A virus in sea food in Iran
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) in sea food samples in the Isfahan and Shahrekord townships in Iran. From September 2010 to April 2011, a total of 300 samples of fresh fish, shrimp, crab and lobster were obtained from randomly selected retail st...
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| author | H. Momtaz E. Rahimi S. Hajian M. Momeni |
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| description | The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) in sea food samples in the Isfahan and Shahrekord townships in Iran. From September 2010 to April 2011, a total of 300 samples of fresh fish, shrimp, crab and lobster were obtained from randomly selected retail stores in the Isfahan and Shahrekord townships in Iran. The samples were tested for the presence of HAV using a reverse transcriptase- polymerase chain reaction method. Out of the total number of samples examined, 8 (2.7%) were found to be positive for HAV. This virus was detected in 5% and 1.7% of fresh fish and shrimp, respectively. This study shows the importance of sea food as potential sources of HAV infection in people in Iran. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b615de5acbeb4f90b30eefbbae346b9d2022-12-21T23:31:19ZengUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia1678-41622012-08-0164488789010.1590/S0102-09352012000400015S0102-09352012000400015Prevalence of hepatitis A virus in sea food in IranH. Momtaz0E. Rahimi1S. Hajian2M. Momeni3Islamic Azad UniversityIslamic Azad UniversityIslamic Azad UniversityIslamic Azad UniversityThe objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) in sea food samples in the Isfahan and Shahrekord townships in Iran. From September 2010 to April 2011, a total of 300 samples of fresh fish, shrimp, crab and lobster were obtained from randomly selected retail stores in the Isfahan and Shahrekord townships in Iran. The samples were tested for the presence of HAV using a reverse transcriptase- polymerase chain reaction method. Out of the total number of samples examined, 8 (2.7%) were found to be positive for HAV. This virus was detected in 5% and 1.7% of fresh fish and shrimp, respectively. This study shows the importance of sea food as potential sources of HAV infection in people in Iran.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352012000400015&lng=en&tlng=enHAVfrutos do marRT-PCRIran |
| spellingShingle | H. Momtaz E. Rahimi S. Hajian M. Momeni Prevalence of hepatitis A virus in sea food in Iran Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia HAV frutos do mar RT-PCR Iran |
| title | Prevalence of hepatitis A virus in sea food in Iran |
| title_full | Prevalence of hepatitis A virus in sea food in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of hepatitis A virus in sea food in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of hepatitis A virus in sea food in Iran |
| title_short | Prevalence of hepatitis A virus in sea food in Iran |
| title_sort | prevalence of hepatitis a virus in sea food in iran |
| topic | HAV frutos do mar RT-PCR Iran |
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