Emergence of a new Vibrio parahaemolyticus serotype in raw oysters
Date
2000
Authors
Daniels, N.A., MD, MPH
Ray, B., RN
Easton, A., PhD, MPH
Marano, N., DVM, MPH
Kahn, E., PhD, MPH
McShan, A.L., II
Del Rosario, L.
Baldwin, T.
Kingsley, M.A.
Puhr, N.D.
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Abstract
An increase in the number of cases of Vibrio paraheamolyticus were reported in 1998. Studies were done to track these problems to try and control them. The studies linked the Vibrio paraheamolyticus to contaminated oyster from the Galveston Bay. Water temperature, salinity, and fecal coliform levels were tested at contaminated sites and compared to pre-contamination readings. This illness was contracted by people eating raw oysters from the area. Future prevention can be conducted by sampling and closely monitoring the environmental trigger points.
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p. 1541-1545
Keywords
Vibrio parahaemolyticus, public health, pollution control