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A fish from a Bellevue market may be the source of a rare and deadly bacterial infection that sickened a Western Washington woman, according to investigators from Public Health – Seattle and King County, CBS affiliate KIRO reports.
The likely source of infection was Tilapia fish purchased from the Asian Food Center.
Called Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria’s symptoms range from vomiting and diarrhea to skin ulcers and swelling. It can cause fatal blood stream infections.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-ma...e-fish-market/
A fish from a Bellevue market may be the source of a rare and deadly bacterial infection that sickened a Western Washington woman, according to investigators from Public Health – Seattle and King County, CBS affiliate KIRO reports.
The likely source of infection was Tilapia fish purchased from the Asian Food Center.
Called Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria’s symptoms range from vomiting and diarrhea to skin ulcers and swelling. It can cause fatal blood stream infections.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-ma...e-fish-market/