Drayton Harbor is under an emergency shellfish recall and harvest closure following reports of several people falling ill ...

The emergency closure comes after several people became sick after eating shellfish from Drayton Harbor in Whatcom County.

Dining out at a seafood spot? Don't throw caution to the wind when it comes to food safety! Instead, be mindful of this shellfish red flag.

The Washington State Department of Health has closed recreational and commercial harvest of clams, oysters and mussels in Drayton Harbor, after several people became ill after consuming raw oysters ...

Coastal marshes and estuaries often harbor vibrio, a potentially lethal microbe that, in some forms, can infect wounds of people exposed to brackish water. Vibrio also can settle in oysters and sicken ...

Florida has reported 31 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, or "flesh-eating" bacteria, so far this year, resulting in five deaths. The bacteria thrives in warm, brackish seawater and can infect humans ...