Impact of 2003 State Regulation on Raw Oyster–associated Vibrio vulnificus Illnesses and Deaths, California, USA

US vibriosis rates have increased since 1996, and many Vibrio vulnificus infections are fatal. In April 2003, California implemented a regulation restricting the sale of raw oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico during April 1–October 31, unless they were processed to reduce V. vulnificus to non...

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Main Authors: Duc J. Vugia, Farzaneh Tabnak, Anna E. Newton, Michael Hernandez, Patricia M. Griffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/8/12-1861_article