Analysis of the European baseline survey of norovirus in oysters

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The European Commission requested scientific technical assistance for the analysis of a European Union coordinated monitoring programme on the prevalence of norovirus in raw oysters. A total of 2,180 valid samples were taken from production areas and 2,129 from dispatch centres, taken over two consecutive years, ensuring the precision and the confidence desired in the estimation. The prevalence at production areas was estimated to be 34.5% (CI: 30.1–39.1%), while for batches from dispatch centres it was 10.8% (CI: 8.2–14.4%).

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