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Two Connecticut deaths linked to micro organism present in uncooked shellfish

August 16, 2023 by gajah.uk

Well being

Three folks within the state are recognized to have been contaminated with the Vibrio vulnificus micro organism, which doesn’t make an oyster look, odor or style any completely different.

A basket of oysters.
A basket of oysters is prepared for packaging and supply at Copps Island Oysters on Aug. 9, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. APAP Photograph/Mark Lennihan, File

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August 16, 2023 | 7:45 AM

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two Connecticut residents have died this summer time from infections linked to a micro organism present in uncooked shellfish or seawater, the state Division of Public Well being stated Tuesday.

Three folks within the state are recognized to have been contaminated with the Vibrio vulnificus micro organism, which doesn’t make an oyster look, odor or style any completely different. The state Bureau of Aquaculture stated it doesn’t imagine any of the infections are linked to Connecticut shellfish.

Two of the three instances have been wound infections not related to seafood, the well being division stated, and the third an infection was a Connecticut resident that consumed uncooked oysters not harvested from Lengthy Island Sound at an out-of-state institution.

All three victims have been between the ages of 60 to 80 and the 2 deaths occurred in July, the division stated, including that it’s first time Connecticut has seen a Vibrio case in three years.

Connecticut is house to a thriving oyster trade, and conducts common assessments for the micro organism. Vibrio vulnificus has by no means been present in state waters, the well being division stated, and most infections are linked to shellfish from a lot hotter waters the place the micro organism can thrive.

Since 2014, the state has additionally added necessities designed to chill oysters to the purpose the place the micro organism can’t survive, the division stated. In high-risk areas, harvested oysters are instantly positioned in an ice slurry. In lower-risk areas, harvesters are required to refrigerate or ice all oysters inside 5 hours of harvest.

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