Oysters, clams linked to Salmonella outbreak; river closed to harvesting
MEDIUM
· Food Safety News · escalated (LOW→MEDIUM): salmonella
· published 2026-10-11
Oyster and clam harvesting has been shut down on a stretch of the Little Wicomico River in Northumberland County in Virginia after state health officials traced a Salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania back to shellfish pulled from those waters.  Virginia health officials closed the river to harve
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