PROJECT NUMBER
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2005-401
DATE START/END:
8 OCT 2005 - 1 DEC 2007
A supply chain assessment of marine vibrios in oysters: prevalence, quantification and public health risk.
Introduction
Vibrio parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus are marine vibrios that are increasingly associated with disease caused by ingestion of raw, contaminated shellfish harvested from warmer waters (>20°C) (Potasman etal 2003, Clinical Infectious Disease 35:921-928). Infections usually result in...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide