those who spend time in the water or handling shellfish including mollusks should be aware of the risk for Vibrio (flesh-eating bacterial) infections. Cases in susceptible individuals are now being seen as far north as Delaware Bay, and the risk is always present in warm(er) waters further south as well. The last paragraph of the below article has a good summary of what shellers should be aware of:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/health/climate-change-flesh-eating-bacteria-study/index.html
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