A Vibrio outbreak that sickened more than 250 people in Australia was linked to oysters, but a specific grower could not be identified. The nationwide outbreak caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus ...

Vibrio parahaemolyticus can be found in the tidal zones in estuarine areas. The marine bacterium causes acute gastroenteritis in humans and is the leading cause for seafood borne illnesses in the ...

A systematic framework combining detection methodologies, risk assessment, and control measures for managing Vibrio parahaemolyticus contamination in seafood. The diagram outlines molecular, ...

More than 30 people have fallen sick in the past few months with Vibrio infections in New Zealand. Due to the increase in Vibrio parahaemolyticus cases around the country this summer, New Zealand Food ...

Three people in North Carolina have died in the last month due to infections from vibrio, a bacteria that naturally lives in coastal waters. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services ...

The day’s catch still clung to the planks when crabber Marc Mitchem finished unloading in Wanchese. He has worked these waters since 1984 and now keeps bleach, gloves and sanitizer within easy reach. ...

University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against phages—viruses that infect them. In a study published in Nature Microbiology, the ...

Vibrio infections often begin when people eat raw or undercooked seafood. A man died in Florida earlier this month after eating a contaminated raw oyster. Last week the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Deaths from “flesh-eating” bacteria are on the rise across the southeastern coasts of the U.S. At least five people in Florida, four in Louisiana and one in the Outer Banks have died this year from ...

There have been a number of recent reports warning the public of the dangers of Vibrio bacteria from eating certain foods or swimming at the beach. An infection can result in gastrointestinal issues, ...