Vibrio parahaemolyticus — United States
According to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH), a recent outbreak of vibriosis, an illness associated with eating raw or undercooked shellfish, is likely linked to the heat dome that enveloped the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021. The department says the extreme heat combined with low tides to produce conditions where more _Vibrio_ bacteria can thrive, and the number of lab-reported vibriosis cases for the month of July, 52, is the highest ever recorded for the month. For
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