Objectives
The long-range
goal of the proposed research is to minimize the occurrence of
gastroenteritis associated with the consumption of raw oysters farmed in
U.S. Coastal waters. Although, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., and
Noroviruses have been detected in shellfish and shellfish beds throughout
the world and have been associated with outbreaks of gastroenteritis, risk
assessment efforts have been limited by the paucity of information about the
prevalence of these pathogens in US. Moreover there are no reports on the
prevalence of animal enteric caliciviruses alone or with human enteric
caliciviruses in oysters.
