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Table 11.3 Vp
isolation from fresh fish and shellfish
Total Vp
Vp
with tdh
gene
Samples
No. of
samples
No. of samples
from which
Vp
isolated
%
No. of
samples
No. of samples
from which tdh
gene identified
%
No. of samples from
which TDH producing
Vp
were isolated
Sampling
year
Sampling
month
Fresh shellfish and fish
173
165
95.4
329
33
10
11
2001
June–October
247
187
75.7
247
16
6:5
5
2007
July–December
Bivalve and fresh fish
407
367
90.2
407
25
6:1
6
2008
June–October
Bivalve harvested in Japan
66
58
87.9
66
3
4:5
0
2009
July–December
Bivalve imported
123
106
86.2
123
21
17
7
2009
July–December
Adapted from Food Safety Commission (2012)