Canada – Outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus linked to raw shellfish

PHAC

The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Health Canada to investigate 81 Canadian cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in British Columbia, Alberta,  Saskatchewan and Ontario linked to raw shellfish. The majority of the illnesses have been linked to eating raw oysters.