Thanks, FDA, but We Don't Need Your Protection From Raw Oysters Nov 12, 2009
On the unpleasant-experience scale, going septic from Vibrio vulnificus has got to rank right up there with acute radiation poisoning ... Nasty as Vibrio vulnificus is, it's a perfectly natural bacterium that's always been present in oysters. (Slate)
Eateries steaming over raw oyster ban Nov 9, 2009
Each year, about 15 people nationwide die from eating raw oysters infected with Vibrio vulnificus, a virulent natural bacteria that attacks people whose immune systems are compromised by kidney disease, cancer, diabetes or AIDS. ... About three-fifths of the Gulf's oysters are harvested during the warm months, and that time period is when the majority of the Vibrio vulnificus deaths occur. (Florida Today)
Oyster Ban Signals New Focus on Prevention Nov 3, 2009
e. not in the summer): It is a bacteria called vibrio vulnificus. Of the very many people who eat those oysters, it is a pretty small subset -- 15 per year in the United States, on average -- who die from the bacteria vibrio vulnificus, which can become concentrated in oysters harvested in the summer and eaten raw. (ABC News)
A toxic danger or the taste of tradition? Oct 28, 2009
About 15 people die each year in the United States from raw oysters infected with Vibrio vulnificus, which typically is found in warm coastal waters between April and October. Most of the deaths occur among people with weak immune systems caused by health problems like liver or kidney disease, cancer, diabetes, or AIDS.. (MSNBC -- Business)
FDA: Gulf of Mexico Oysters Unsafe Oct 28, 2009
About 15 people die each year in the United States from raw oysters infected with Vibrio vulnificus, which typically is found in warm coastal waters between April and October ... said the industry has "suffered from all the negative publicity" associated with Vibrio vulnificus. (CBS News)
FDA To Ban Sale Of Raw Gulf Oysters Oct 28, 2009
About 15 people die each year in the United States from raw oysters infected with Vibrio vulnificus, which typically is found in warm coastal waters between April and October. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
New FDA plan may limit U.S. oyster consumption, sale Oct 18, 2009
At a speech before the group in Manchester, N.H. on Saturday, FDA's Michael Taylor outlined the agency's plans to combat the deadly bacteria vibrio vulnificus by requiring Gulf-raised oysters to undergo post-production processing to kill the bacteria ... "The results were stark. Between 1991 and 2001, 40 deaths had occurred in the state due to vibrio vulnificus. Once post-harvest processing was required, the number of deaths dropped to zero," Taylor said ... According to the , infection with... (USA Today)
Food safety when dining out Oct 14, 2009
Oysters- Raw oysters associated with illness and death caused by novovirus or vibrio vulnificus bacteria. Potatoes- Outbreaks associated with deli potato salad made with homemade mayonnaise containing raw eggs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Judge Mills' letter intended to open Cedar Bayou talk Jul 22, 2009
As you can see in the (attached) letter dated May 5, 2006, vibrio vulnificus was a problem then and remains one today ... Based on discussions during my visit to Texas to give a lecture on vibrios and public health, I learned that the closed systems have experienced increased levels of fecal coliforms as well as significant increase in Vibrio vulnificus infections, including death and amputations in user groups ... Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that thrives in warm water and low salinity. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Click here to read more. Jul 7, 2009
"The doctor knew what it was: Vibrio vulnificus, the bad kind," Oliff said. The often-fatal infection from the bacteria in the water kept Oliff hooked up to intravenous antibiotics in the hospital for the next seven days. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
