TY - JOUR T1 - First Identification of Hepatitis a Virus RNA in Mussels (Mytilus sp.) in Turkey AU - Terzi, Goknur AU - Albayrak, Harun AU - Yazici, Zafer AU - Gumusova, Semra Okur AU - Celik, Tarik Haluk JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 9 IS - 11 SP - 1584 EP - 1587 PY - 2010 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2010.1584.1587 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.1584.1587 KW - Hepatitis A KW -mussel KW -CPE KW -RT-PCR KW -contamination KW -Turkey AB - In this study, a total of 600 mussels collected in six different areas of the coastal Middle Black Sea region of Turkey were analysed for the presence of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV). HAV was evaluated by cell culture infection method and Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). In conclusion, HAV RNA was found in 2 of 60 cell culture supernatants of the mussel samples (3.3%). This is the first study reporting the isolation of HAV in mussels in Turkey. This study highlights the interest to contamination of Hepatitis A in mussel samples from different areas. ER -