Brittany oyster farms hit by gastroenteritis epidemic
by Kim Willsher in Paris from Environment | The Guardian on (#4XFZ0)
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A gastroenteritis epidemic sweeping France has hit oyster farmers in Brittany after the virus was found in shellfish.
Health authorities have banned the fishing and selling of oysters in the bay around Mont-Saint-Michel and other shellfish farming areas on France's north-western coast until further notice.
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