PUBLICATIONS:

FOOD VIROLOGY

[pdf] R.M. Pintó, M.I. Costafreda & A. Bosch. Risk assessment in shellfish-borne outbreaks of hepatitis A.Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2009, 75: 7350–7355.

[pdf] D. Sano, R.M. Pintó, T. Omura & A. Bosch. Detection of oxidative damages on viral capsid protein for evaluating structural integraty and infectivity of human norovirus.Environmental Science and Technology, 2010, 44: 808–812.

[pdf] F.S. Le Guyader, S. Parnaudeau, J. Schaeffer, A. Bosch, F. Loisy, M. Pommepuy & R.L. Atmar. Detection and quantification of norovirus in shellfish. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2009, 75: 618-624.

[pdf] S. Bidawid, A. Bosch, N. Cook, G. Greening, M. Taylor & J. Vinjé. Editorial: Food and environmental virology. Food and Environmental Virology, 2009, 1: 1-2.

A. Bosch, R.M. Pintó, & F.S. Le Guyader. Viral contaminants of molluscan shellfish. In “Shellfish Safety and Quality”, S. Shumway & G. Rodrick (Eds). Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, Inglaterra, 2009, pp 83-107, ISBN-978-1-84569-152-3.

[pdf] A. Kroneman, L. Verhoef, J. Harris , H. Vennema, E. Duizer, Y van Duynhoven, J. Gray, M. Itturiza, B. Böttiger, G. Falkenhorst, C-H. von Bonsdorff, L. Maunula, M. Kuusi, P. Pothier, A. Gallay, E. Schreier, M. Höhne, J. Koch, G. Szücs, G. Reuter, K. Kristalovics, M. Lynch, P. McKeown, B. Foley, S. Coughlan, F.M Ruggeri, I. Di Bartolo, K. Vainio, E. Isakbaeva , M. Poljsak-Prijatelj, A. Hocevar Grom, J. Zimsek Mijovski, A. Bosch, J. Buesa, A. Sanchez Fauquier, G. Hernandéz-Pezzi, K-O Hedlund & M. Koopmans. Analysis of integrated virological and epidemiological reports of norovirus outbreaks collected within the Foodborne Viruses in Europe Network from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2006. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2008, 46: 2959–2965.

A. Bosch, D.H. Lees, C.H. von-Bonsdorff, R.M. Pintó, L. Croci, D. De Medici & F.S. Le Guyader. Detecting virus contamination in shellfish. In “Improving seafood products for the consumer“, T. Borresen (Ed.) Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, Inglaterra, 2008, pp 194-211, ISBN-1-84569 019-2

M. Koopmans, D. O. Cliver & A. Bosch (Editors). Foodborne Viruses: Progress and challenges. ASM Press, Washington, D.C., USA, 2008, ISBN - 978-1-55581-464-9.

[pdf] A A. Kroneman, J. Harris , H. Vennema, E. Duizer, J. Gray, M. Itturiza, B. Böttiger, K. Mølbak, C. Johnsen , C-H. von Bonsdorff, L. Maunula, M. Kuusi, P. Pothier, A. Gallay, E. Schreier, J. Koch, G. Szücs, G. Reuter, K. Kristalovics, M. Lynch, P. McKeown, B. Foley, S. Coughlan, F.M Ruggeri, I. Di Bartolo, K. Vainio, E. Isakbaeva , M. Poljsak-Prijatelj, A. Hocevar Grom, A. Bosch, J. Buesa, A. Sanchez Fauquier, G. Hernandéz-Pezzi, K-O Hedlund & M. Koopmans. Data quality of 5 years of central norovirus outbreak reporting in the European Network for food-borne viruses. Journal of Public Health, 2008, 30: 82-90.

[pdf] R. M. Pintó and A. Bosch. Rethinking virus detection in food. In “Foodborne Viruses: Progress and challenges” M. Koopmans, D. O. Cliver & A. Bosch (Eds). ASM Press, Washington, D.C., USA, 2008, pp 171-188, ISBN - 978-1-55581-464-9.

[pdf] A. Kroneman, J. Harris , H. Vennema, E. Duizer, J. Gray, M. Itturiza, B. Böttiger, K. Mølbak, C. Johnsen , C-H. von Bonsdorff, L. Maunula, M. Kuusi, P. Pothier, A. Gallay, E. Schreier, J. Koch, G. Szücs, G. Reuter, K. Kristalovics, M. Lynch, P. McKeown, B. Foley, S. Coughlan, F.M Ruggeri, I. Di Bartolo, K. Vainio, E. Isakbaeva , M. Poljsak-Prijatelj, A. Hocevar Grom, A. Bosch, J. Buesa, A. Sanchez Fauquier, G. Hernandéz-Pezzi, K-O Hedlund & M. Koopmans. Data quality of 5 years of central norovirus outbreak reporting in the European Network for food-borne viruses. Journal of Public Health, 2008, 30: 82-90.

A. Bosch, D.H. Lees, C.H. von-Bonsdorff, R.M. Pintó, L. Croci, D. De Medici & F.S. Le Guyader. Detecting virus contamination in shellfish. In “Improving seafood products for the consumer” T. Borresen (Ed.) Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK, 2008, pp 194-211, ISBN-1-84569 019-2

[pdf] G. Sánchez, A. Bosch & R.M. Pintó. Under the microscope: Hepatitis A virus detection in food: current and future prospects. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 2007, 45: 1-5.

I. Abid, S. Guix, M. Aouni, R.M. Pintó & A. Bosch. Circulation des rotavirus du groupe C à Barcelone et dans le Sahel Tunisien entre 1997 et 2000. Microbiologie Hygiène Alimentaire, 2007, 19 : 52-55.

[pdf] M.I. Costafreda, A. Bosch & R.M. Pintó. Development, Evaluation and Standardization of a Real-Time TaqMan Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for the Quantification of Hepatitis A Virus in Clinical and Shellfish Samples. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2006, 72: 3846-3855.

[pdf] I. Abid, S. Guix, M. Aouni, R.M. Pintó & A. Bosch. Detection and characterization of human group C rotavirus in the pediatric population of Barcelona, Spain. Journal of Clinical Virology, 2006, 38: 78-82.

G. Sánchez, R.M. Pintó, M.I. Costafreda, L. Aragonès, F.X. Abad &. A. Bosch. Hepatitis A virus: New insights on a well known shellfish-borne viral pathogen. In “Molluscan Shellfish Safety”, K. Henshilwood, et. al, (Eds.), 2006. The Marine Institute, Rinville, Granmore, Galway, Ireland,pp 307-311, ISBN 1-902895-33-9.

[pdf] A. Bosch, G. Sánchez, R.M. Pintó, F.X. Abad, M. Pommepuy & F.S. Le Guyader. Methods for virus detection in molluscs. Validation and standardization.
In “Molluscan Shellfish Safety”, 2003. A. Villalba, B. Reguera, J.L. Romalde, R. Beiras (Eds.), Consellería de Pesca e Assuntos Marítimos da Xunta de Galicia & Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, Santiago de Compostela, pp 333-340.

[pdf] J. Buesa, B. Collado, P. López-Andújar, R. Abu-Mallouh, J. Rodríguez Díaz, A. García Díaz, J. Prat, S. Guix, T. Llovet, G. Prats & A. Bosch. Molecular Epidemiology of Caliciviruses Causing Outbreaks and Sporadic Cases of Acute Gastroenteritis in Spain. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2002, 40: 2854-2859.

[pdf] G. Sánchez, R.M. Pintó, H. Vanaclocha & A. Bosch. Molecular characterization of hepatitis A virus isolates from a transcontinental shellfishborne outbreak. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2002, 40: 4148-4155.

[pdf] J.L. Romalde, E. Area, G. Sánchez, C. Ribao, I. Torrado, F.X. Abad, R.M. Pintó, J.L. Barja & A. Bosch. Prevalence of enterovirus and hepatitis A virus in bivalve molluscs from Galicia (NW Spain). Inadequacy of the EU standards of microbiological quality. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2002, 74:119-130.

A. Bosch, G. Sánchez, F. Le Guyader, H. Vanaclocha, L. Haugarreau & R.M. Pintó. Human enteric viruses in coquina clams associated with a large hepatitis a outbreak. Water Science and Technology. 2001, 43: 61-66.

P. Godoy, J. Torres, S. Guix, A. Prat, M. Alseda, A. Domínguez, A. Bosch & L. Salleras. Norwalk virus-like food poisoning after eating oysters. Medicina Clínica. 2000, 114:765-768.

F.X. Abad, R.M. Pintó, R. Gajardo & A. Bosch. Viruses in mussels: public health implications and depuration. Journal of Food Protection 1997, 60: 677-681.

E. Biziagos, G. Stathopoulos, A. Bosch, J.M. Crance, S. Boher, T. Vajionat, J.M. Díez, R. Gajardo, T. Demetrios, G. Papavangelou, L. Schwartzbrod & R. DeLoince. Development of an extraction-concentration method for hepatitis A virus recovery from laboratory-contaminated oysters and after its natural accumulation in shellfish. In “Purification des coquillages/Shellfish depuration", 1995. R. Poggi & J.-Y. Le Gall (Eds), Editorial ENSAR, ENSP, IFREMER, pp 425-426.

A. Bosch, R.M. Pintó & F.X. Abad. Differential accumulation and depuration of human enteric viruses by mussels. Water Science and Technology 1995, 31: 447-451.

R.M. Pintó, E. Ribes, J. Jofre & A. Bosch. Retroviral properties inherent to viral erythrocytic infection in sea bass. Archives of Virology. 1995, 140: 721-735.

A.Bosch, F.X. Abad, R. Gajardo & R.M. Pintó. Should shellfish be purified before public consumption? The Lancet 1994, 344: 1024-1025.