U.S. Joins Canada in Investigation of Outbreak Linked to Oysters
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - May 1, 2018
A Canadian outbreak of norovirus traced to raw oysters is now on the U.S. radar as federal and state officials report they are investigating a multistate outbreak in this country.
More than 170 people across three Canadian provinces, Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, had been infected by the highly contagious virus. The Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have been working on the outbreak investigation since early April.
Monday evening the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its own outbreak investigation notice. Complete distribution details were not yet available, but the FDA reported with certainty that the Canadian oysters have been sent to California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and...
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