Oyster Farms Close, Still No Answers As BC Oyster Norovirus Outbreak Continues

There are still no answers as to what caused the B.C. oyster-related norovirus outbreak that has seen hundreds fall ill since December.

Federal agencies, including the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have so far come up empty-handed since they started looking into the issue last month.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has tested many farms along the B.C. coast, but Pocock said that around 90 per cent have come back negative.

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