Vibrio spp.
Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus have recently been reported in the news. (August 13, 2006)
Consumers with immuno-suppressed conditions (e.g., liver disease, AIDS, chronic alcohol abuse, blood disorders, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, etc.) are at high risk for contracting severe infection and life-threatening illness because V. vulnificus and V. parahaemolyticus can invade the bloodstream and cause septicemia.
Bacteriological Analytical Manual Online: Vibrio spp. - FDA
FDA
Updates Consumer Advisory to Avoid Certain Raw Shellfish
from the Pacific Northwest (Aug. 11, 2006)NEW
"Fifty Ways to Eat Your Oysters" food safety education song and lyrics by Carl K. Winter,
Ph.D ** - UCD
Post Harvest Processing of Oysters - MS Dept. of Marine Resources
Raw Oysters Contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus Can
Cause Illness and Death - US FDA
Rhode
Island Department of Health reports first
case of Vibrio vulnificus infection from marine water and issues
consumer advisory (Aug. 8, 2006) - RIDHNEW
Risk Assessment
of Vibrio spp. in Seafood - FAO/WHONEW
SafeOysters.org - Georgia and California Sea Grant Programs
Vibrio cholerae Serogroup 01 ("Bad Bug Book") - FDA
Vibrio cholerae Serogroup Non-01 ("Bad Bug Book") - FDA
Vibrio parahaemolyticus - CDC
V. parahaemolyticus Infections Associated with Consumption of Raw Shellfish - Three States (Aug. 8, 2006) - CDCNEW
Vibrio spp. (Compendium of Processes Hazards and Controls) - UCD
Vibrio vulnificus ("Bad Bug Book") - FDA
Vibrio vulnificus - CDC
Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus (in raw and undercooked seafood)*
64 p. - European Commission
Vibrio vulnificus
Education - ISSC
Vibrio vulnificus Infection - a Web Site for Health Care Professionals - Georgia and California Sea Grant Programs
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