A toxin that can cause "Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning" has been found in oysters, bay clams, and other shellfish from these states. Oysters, bay clams, and other shellfish harvested in Washington and ...

Eleven people have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, and four of them have died from it so far in 2025, according to the Florida Department of Health. The deaths ...

Summer is a deadly time for eating shellfish in Florida, particularly raw oysters. Oysters served in Florida and traced back to Louisiana are infecting people with vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium that ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The County of San Diego is advising people not to eat locally harvested mussels, clams, scallops or oysters that were not purchased from a state-certified commercial ...

Florida has reported 30 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, also known as "flesh-eating" bacteria, so far this year. Five deaths from the infection have been recorded in Florida in 2025. The bacteria is found ...

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If you like to eat the mussels, clams, or oysters you find on the beach. DON'T!! California health officials say they can make you sick. From now through October, experts advise against eating mussels ...

Florida has reported 31 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, or "flesh-eating" bacteria, so far this year, resulting in five deaths. The bacteria thrives in warm, brackish seawater and can infect humans ...