Oysters from the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. in Marin County have been linked to an outbreak of bacterial illness that has affected three people so far, according to state health officials.
Consumers are being warned not to eat shucked and in-shell oysters from the Inverness company because they may be contaminated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a rod-shaped, curved bacterium that can cause serious illness, according to the California Department of Health.

