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Rotavirus presence in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Southwestern Albanian Coasts

Rigers Bakiu1, 2*, Kastriot Korro2, Gianfranco Santovito3 and Anna Maria Tolomeo3
  • 1 Agricultural University of Tirana, Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Albania
  • 2 ROYAL ALBANIA FOUNDATION, Albania
  • 3 University of Padova, Italy

Mediterranean mussel (M. galloprovincialis) is the most common bivalve species in the Mediterranean sea, able to survive across broad ranges of temperature and salinity. Albania is the 4th largest European producer of M. galloprovincialis, after Italy, Greece and France and there is an increasing trend. However, Mediterranean mussels is vehicles in the transmission of several bacterial and viral enteric diseases, where Rotavirus constitutes the main cause of severe diarrhea. The aim of our study was to investigate for the presence of Rotavirus in mussels from aquaculture sites, concentrated in Butrinti lagoon in Saranda, and from wild populations, Cape of Stillo by using molecular methods. The presented results represent the first time investigations results in Albania about Rotavirus presence in shellfish and they showed that Rotavirus were present in 41% of the mussels from wild populations, but fortunately the mussels from Aquacultures sites were Rotavirus free.

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All the investigations were supported by the grant of WAITT Foundation for the project entitled “Fostering Bivalve Protection in Established and Proposed Marine Protected Areas of Albania for Prevention of Human Viral Infections by using PCR Viral Test Methods as Fecal Pollution Indicators”

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Keywords: Aquaculture, Butrinti Lake, Cape of Stillo, mytilus galloprovincialis, Rotavirus

Conference: AquaEpi I - 2016, Oslo, Norway, 20 Sep - 22 Sep, 2016.

Presentation Type: Poster

Topic: Aquatic Animal Epidemiology

Citation: Bakiu R, Korro K, Santovito G and Tolomeo A (2016). Rotavirus presence in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Southwestern Albanian Coasts. Front. Vet. Sci. Conference Abstract: AquaEpi I - 2016. doi: 10.3389/conf.FVETS.2016.02.00022

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Received: 30 May 2016; Published Online: 14 Sep 2016.

* Correspondence: Prof. Rigers Bakiu, Agricultural University of Tirana, Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, TIRANE, ALBANIA, 1000, Albania, rigers.bakiu@ubt.edu.al