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 ...

The Gulf Coast has seen a rise in infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a deadly pathogen found in warm saltwater and raw shellfish known for its ability to rapidly infect and destroy skin and ...

Florida has reported 31 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, or "flesh-eating" bacteria, so far this year, resulting in five deaths. The bacteria thrives in warm, brackish seawater and can infect humans ...

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County beaches have been closed for recreational shellfish harvesting for all species due to high paralytic shellfish poison levels in samples sent to the state Department of ...