Outbreak in U.S. Caused by Oysters Carrying Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Date
2000 Oct 8
Authors
Henderson CW
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Publisher
NewsRx
Abstract
Focuses on the outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by oysters containing the bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the United States. Accounts of the Galveston Bay oyster beds as the source of the contaminated seafood; Total number of people suffering from gastroenteritis; Environmental factors causing the outbreak
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EPIDEMICS, Galveston Bay, GASTROENTERITIS, Infection, Oyster, OYSTERS, OYSTERS -- Contamination, UNITED States, VIBRIO, VIBRIO infections