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CDC spreads warning about vibrio in Venezuelan crab

The US-wide warning follows one by the state of Maryland and comes as wholesalers struggle to keep up with demand and high prices for pasteurized blue swimming crab

By Jason Huffman | July 16, 2018 16:54 BST
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The US' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now joined the state of Maryland in warning about the consumption of fresh Atlantic blue crab meat from Venezuela over concerns about an outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus [...]

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