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Alabama: 6th Vibrio case confirmed in Mobile County
by Press Release
August 16, 2017
A sixth case of Vibrio involving a Mobile County resident has been reported to the Mobile County Health Department. The individual was off-shore ? not in Gulf Coastal waters ? when they received an open wound while in water containing the bacteria. The species has been identified as Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
This makes six documented cases for 2017 involving Mobile County residents. The first case dealt with a Mobile County resident who consumed raw oysters in another state in March.
The second incident took place in April, and also involved the consumption of raw oysters while in Mobile County. An investigation confirmed that the oysters were imported from another state and were not harvested locally...
Alabama: 6th Vibrio case confirmed in Mobile County
by Press Release
August 16, 2017
A sixth case of Vibrio involving a Mobile County resident has been reported to the Mobile County Health Department. The individual was off-shore ? not in Gulf Coastal waters ? when they received an open wound while in water containing the bacteria. The species has been identified as Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
This makes six documented cases for 2017 involving Mobile County residents. The first case dealt with a Mobile County resident who consumed raw oysters in another state in March.
The second incident took place in April, and also involved the consumption of raw oysters while in Mobile County. An investigation confirmed that the oysters were imported from another state and were not harvested locally...