The B.C. Centre for Disease Control said four shellfish farms have been closed following a norovirus outbreak associated with B.C. raw oysters. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)
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.
The investigation into the sources of contamination is ongoing.
A warning about the norovirus outbreak went out to British Columbians in January. By February, the outbreak was under federal investigation as cases were reported in Alberta, Ontario and B.C.
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