U.S. and Canada Investigate Norovirus Outbreak from Raw Oysters
U.S. and Canadian health officials are currently investigating a multistate norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters.
The investigation, which involves the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and state and local officials, is looking into the distribution of raw oysters into the U.S. from the British Columbia province of Canada. FDA has confirmed that potentially contaminated oysters harvested in parts of BC were distributed to the U.S., specifically California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Washington. Additional states may have received contaminated oysters either directly from British Columbia, or indirectly via supply chain.