A toxin that can cause "Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning" has been found in oysters, bay clams, and other shellfish from these states. Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds ...

Over the summer, three people in New York and Connecticut died, and an additional person was hospitalized, The New York Times reported, after they contracted Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but dangerous ...

Biotoxin levels dropped in shellfish in the area. There are currently no biotoxin closures in Whatcom County.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is urging New Yorkers to “stay vigilant” and take the necessary precautions to protect themselves against vibriosis, an infection caused by a flesh-eating bacteria that has been ...

Washington state warns against shellfish harvesting in Hood Canal after toxic levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning were found.

There’s nothing more summery than shucking some oysters, but you might want to think twice before you slurp them down—or at least check where your haul is coming from first. That’s because some ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People should avoid eating sport-caught mussels, oysters, clams and scallops in San Luis Obispo County until further notice, the ...

British Columbians are being warned to check before harvesting shellfish this summer because contaminated shellfish can cause serious and potentially life-threatening illness. The B.C. Centre for ...