OYSTER DISEASE TEST TECHNOLOGY CANADA USA
March 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
THE CANADIAN government has approved the use of advanced American technology to detect harmful noroviruses within the country's prolific oyster beds. This 'reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction' method effectively separates norovirus genetic materials from within oyster tissues. Canada's health ministry has recently published its details within its Compendium of Analytical Methods reference guide for scientists. According to the United States' Agricultural Research Service (ARS), which developed the technology, noroviruses cause ...
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