Food safety officials in New Zealand are urging people to cook raw mussels thoroughly after an increase in food poisoning.
New Zealand Food Safety did not say how many people had been affected but reported an increase in people with food poisoning caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus during the past six weeks.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a marine microorganism that occurs naturally worldwide. Not all strains cause illness in humans and surveys so far of New Zealand shellfish have found very low levels and incidence of disease-causing strains.
Patients ate raw or partially cooked mussels
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