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. 2010 Jun;16(6):1036–1038. doi: 10.3201/eid1606.091748

Table. Viral detection and quantification in imported mollusk samples*.

Country of origin (no. samples) HAV positive†
Norovirus positive
Astrovirus positive, no. (%)¶
GI‡
GII§
No. (%) QR No. (%) QR No. (%) QR
Morocco (34) 5 (15) 3.5 x 104–1.1 x 107 2 (6) 1.4 x 105–8.9 x 105 7 (21)
Peru (13) 1 (8) 4.7 x 103 4 (31) 2 x 105–1.8 x 107 2 (15) 1 x 105–1.4 × 106 1 (8)
Vietnam (2) 1 (50) 4.4 x 107 2 (100) 3.3 x 106–7.7 x 107 1 (50)
South Korea (1) 1 (100) 1.2 × 106
Total (50) 2 (4) 103–107 12 (24) 104–107 4 (8) 105–106 9 (18)

*HAV, hepatitis A virus; GI, genotype I; QR, quantification range (RNA copies/g digestive tissue).
†Obtained from Donax sp. and Meretrix lyrata.
‡Obtained from Donax sp., Callista chione, Transanella pannosa, M. lyrata, and Ensis sp.
§Obtained from Donax sp., T. pannosa, and Ensis sp.
¶Obtained from C. chione, T. pannosa, M. lyrata, and Ensis sp.