Coffin Bay: oysters off menu as South Australia authorities investigate climate’s role in Vibrio outbreak
by Tory Shepherd from Environment | The Guardian on (#5S0CS)
Health authorities investigate whether climate change a factor in spread of disease linked to 45 cases of gastroenteritis since September
Warm oceans, unusual currents and strange weather patterns have coincided with an outbreak of disease that has forced the closure of South Australia's Coffin Bay farms.
Health authorities have said they would now investigate whether climate change was a factor in the spread of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in oysters, which has been linked to 45 cases of gastroenteritis since September.
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