Severe Vibrio Vulnificus Infections contracted from consumption of shellfish an/or exposure to salt or brackish water – DPH Press Release

The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is warning residents about the potential dangers of consuming raw shellfish and exposure to salt or brackish water along Long Island Sound, due to severe Vibrio vulnificus infections.



Read the press release here:

https://portal.ct.gov/…/Press-Releases—2023/Vibrio

 Learn more about V. vulinficus  here:

 ww.cdc.gov/vibrio/wounds.html