Illness from Oysters

Statement from The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care on Gastrointestinal Illness from Oysters.

Today, Dr. David McKeown, Ontario's Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued a statement following a rise in illness that may be associated with the consumption of oysters from British Columbia:

"Since January 2017, 24 cases of gastrointestinal illness consistent with norovirus have been reported in Ontario from individuals who reported eating raw or undercooked oysters. Read more...