What to know about eating raw oysters safely
1 year, 4 months ago

What to know about eating raw oysters safely

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Three people in the New York area have reportedly died after contracting infections from a flesh-eating bacteria that can be caught by eating raw oysters or swimming in the ocean, according to health officials. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, eating raw oysters and any undercooked fish can put you at risk of infection with Vibrio, a type of bacteria that “naturally inhabit coastal waters where oysters live”. Eating raw oysters can cause Vibrio vulnificus, a condition that can lead to severe illness like “bloodstream infections and severe blistering skin lesions”. For shucked oysters, some safe cooking tips include boiling them “for at least three minutes,” frying them with oil “for at least three minutes at 375 F”, and baking “at 450 F for 10 minutes”.

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Raw oysters have sickened diners across Southern California. Take caution, officials warn
11 months, 1 week ago

Raw oysters have sickened diners across Southern California. Take caution, officials warn

LA Times  

A worker shucks oysters in Mexico, where one distributor may be linked to dozens of recent cases of norovirus and gastrointestinal illnesses in Southern California. After dozens of reports of illnesses potentially linked to raw oysters, public health officials across Southern California are warning consumers to ask where the shellfish at their favorite seafood joint comes from. The Los Angeles …

Woman forced to have all her limbs amputated after eating undercooked fish from a California market
1 year, 3 months ago

Woman forced to have all her limbs amputated after eating undercooked fish from a California market

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. People can develop Vibrio infections after eating raw or …

EXCLUSIVE: Doctors tell millions of Americans to beware going to beach this Labor Day weekend - a deadly flesh-eating bacteria is on the rise across US coastlines
1 year, 3 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: Doctors tell millions of Americans to beware going to beach this Labor Day weekend - a deadly flesh-eating bacteria is on the rise across US coastlines

Daily Mail  

Millions of Americans are being told to be careful at the beach this Labor Day weekend due to the risk of catching a flesh-eating bacteria. Beachgoers are being told to be cautious this Labor Day weekend because of the risk of catching Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly flesh-eating infection. The above maps show projections of future spread of Vibrio vulnificus, …

Three dead in Connecticut and New York, post contacting rare-flesh-eating bacteria
1 year, 4 months ago

Three dead in Connecticut and New York, post contacting rare-flesh-eating bacteria

Hindustan Times  

At least three people have died in Connecticut and New York after contacting a rare-flesh eating bacteria, found in warm, brackish waters or in raw shellfish, confirmed officials on Wednesday. Officials from Connecticut and New York are advising people to be cautious before consuming raw oysters or being exposed to salty or brackish waters. New York Governor Kathy Hochul, echoed …

Is It Safe To Eat Raw Oysters? What To Know About Vibrio Rise.
1 year, 7 months ago

Is It Safe To Eat Raw Oysters? What To Know About Vibrio Rise.

Huff Post  

Oscar Wong via Getty Images There are some risks associated with eating raw oysters. In a now-viral video made in response to the first one, Morticia, a microbiologist in Boise, Idaho, who worked on research under grants from the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Institutes of Health, shares the risks associated with eating oysters ― or any …

Deadly Bacteria Cases Hit 12-Year High In Florida Following Hurricane Ian
2 years, 2 months ago

Deadly Bacteria Cases Hit 12-Year High In Florida Following Hurricane Ian

Huff Post  

Vibrio vulnificus is naturally occurring and lives in warm, brackish water. BSIP via Getty Images Hurricane Ian’s deluge of floodwater in Florida has fueled a 12-year high in infections from a deadly bacteria that spreads in warm, brackish water, according to state data. Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria sometimes called “flesh-eating” for its life-threatening wound infections, caused 11 deaths among this …

Former waiter at Florida restaurant dies from bacterial infection after eating raw oyster
2 years, 4 months ago

Former waiter at Florida restaurant dies from bacterial infection after eating raw oyster

Daily Mail  

A Florida man has died from a bacterial infection after eating a raw oyster at a restaurant in what the manager called a 'one in a billion' moment. The unnamed individual — who worked at family-run Rustic Inn Crabhouse two decades ago as a busboy — dined there in late July but quickly fell ill. Medics later confirmed he was …

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