Federal officials are warning about a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections connected to raw oysters that has sickened 27 people so far.
An update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Oct. 19 said that oysters harvested by the Little Wicomico Oyster Company from the Little Wicomico River area in Virginia were linked to the outbreak.
“Do not eat, sell, or serve recalled oysters,” the CDC said.
It said that among the 27 who were sickened across 12 states, five were hospitalized with no deaths. According to a map posted by the CDC, eight were sickened in Pennsylvania, four in New York, and three in Virginia, while cases were also reported in New Jersey, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Colorado, Iowa, Florida, and Connecticut….