Four shellfish farms in the province have been closed after being linked to a norovirus outbreak associated with raw B.C. oysters, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).
The BCCDC provided an update on Friday about the status of the outbreak. As of April 26, the outbreak includes 132 cases of illness in B.C., a decrease from last week.
An investigation by the BCCDC, local and federal agencies and the shellfish industry, four shellfish farms linked to the illnesses have been closed. The BCCDC has found most people were infected after consuming oysters harvested in south and central Baynes Sound.
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