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PRO/EDR> Vibrio parahaemolyticus – New Zealand: mussels

Vibrio parahaemolyticus -- New ZealandSeafood lovers have been warned to be careful with raw mussels after an outbreak of foodborne illness.New Zealand Food Safety announced on Fri 21 Jun 2019 that it has seen an uptick in the number of people contracting food poisoning from _Vibrio parahaemolyticus_.Most of the people who got sick ate commercial grown mussels harvested in Coromandel. Symptoms are stomach cramps, watery diarrhea and sometimes nausea, vomiting and fever. There are concerns the strain Read more [...]