The statement noted that this action is in addition to the ongoing public health warning in VCH restaurants about the increased risk of gastrointestinal illness associated with the consumption of all raw oysters.
Thirty-one Vibrio cases associated with consumption of raw oysters have so far been reported in VCH, although the actual number is expected to be much higher since the majority of foodborne illness cases are not reported, VCH stated. In 2014, 16 cases were reported by the end of August