Emilio DeBess, state public health veterinarian with the Public Health Division’s Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Section, said they are trying to confirm whether the contamination was more likely to have occurred in the oyster beds or at some point after harvest.
DeBess said consuming raw oysters is popular, but risky.
“You’re really taking your chances when you don’t cook oysters before you eat them,” he said in a news release.