B.C. Reports 1st Case This Year Of Illness Linked To Eating Raw Oysters
July 11, 2016 | 1 min to read
British Columbia has recorded its first case this year of someone being sickened by eating raw oysters contaminated with Vibrio bacteria.
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) said the illness was reported June 30 in the Vancouver area.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria grow in seawater and can end up in shellfish like oysters and clams. When water temperatures rise in the summer, the accumulations of the naturally occurring bacteria increase to the point that eating undercooked shellfish can give people nausea, fever and diarrhea.
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