PRO/EDR> Shewanella haliotis – USA: (NY) appendiceal abscesses, raw fish consump

Foodborne Illness — United States
Citation: Liu D, Fiel RH, Cheng LS, et al. Notes from the field: first reported case of _Shewanella haliotis_ in the region of the Americas — New York, December 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;68:1168-9.
On 18 Dec 2018, a man aged 87 years was evaluated in a hospital emergency department in Flushing, New York, for right lower abdominal quadrant pain. Evaluation included a computed tomography scan, which showed acute appendicitis with multiple abscesses measuring 3 cm or smaller. The