Central Virginia oysters linked to salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania

Oysters, clams linked to Salmonella outbreak; river closed to harvesting

Oyster and clam harvesting has been shut down on a stretch of the Little Wicomico River in Northumberland County in Virginia after state health officials traced a Salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania back to shellfish pulled from those waters.  Virginia health officials closed the river to harvesting on Oct. 9, just

Central Virginia oysters linked to salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania

After multiple people got sick due to oysters from a Central Virginia waterway, state health officials are closing the river to oyster and clam harvesting.

Little Wicomico River Oysters and Clams Linked to Pennsylvania Salmonella Outbreak

Effective October 9, out of an abundance of caution and in conformance with recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) closed the waters of the Little Wicomico River in Northumberland County to the harvesting of oysters and clams due to a link to a Salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania. According...

Little Wicomico River Oysters Closed After Salmonella Cases

Virginia health officials closed Little Wicomico River shellfish grounds through Nov. 7 after oysters were linked to five Salmonella cases in Pennsylvania.