Abstract:
:Over Christmas 1993, an outbreak of food poisoning occurred among guests in a hotel in South West Scotland. Evidence from a cohort study strongly suggested that raw oysters were the vehicle for infection, probably due to a Small Round Structured Virus (SRSV). Detailed enquiry about the source and preparation of the oysters revealed no evidence of any unsafe handling at any stage in the food chain, nor any evidence of bacterial contamination. It is suggested that the present standards of preparation and monitoring are inadequate to protect the consumer, and that bacteriophage monitoring may be a useful method of screening for viral contamination in future.
journal_name
Epidemiol Infectjournal_title
Epidemiology and infectionauthors
Chalmers JW,McMillan JHdoi
10.1017/s0950268800058222subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-08-01 00:00:00pages
163-7issue
1eissn
0950-2688issn
1469-4409journal_volume
115pub_type
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