Detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae in oyster, Crassostrea rhizophorae, collected from a natural nursery in the Cocó river estuary, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil Isolamento de Vibrio parahaemolyticus e Vibrio cholerae em ostras, Crassostrea rhizophorae, coletadas em um criadouro natural no estuário do rio Cocó, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Oscarina Viana de Sousa, Regine Helena Silva dos Fernandes Vieira, Francisca Gleire Rodrigues de Menezes, Christiane Moura Falavina dos Reis, Ernesto Hofer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2004
• Subjects: Public health; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Vibrio cholerae; Oyster; Northeastern Brazil; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Elevado; Heiberg; Nordeste; Providencia; Rugosa
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652004000200001; https://doaj.org/article/38be2fb765de4977904de33f55cb835e

Oysters are edible organisms that are often ingested partially cooked or even raw, presenting therefore a very high risk to the consumers' health, especially in tropical regions. The presence of Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in oysters sampled at an estuary in the Brazilian northe...