date:Mar 10, 2014
At least 30 people have contracted a non-contagious rare skin infection from handling raw and live seafood in the city's Chinatown areas, according to New York City health officials.
People with the infection reported seeing swelling and red lumps on their arms and hands, the Health Department said in a statement. The infection is called Mycobacterium marinum (M. marinum).
The bacteria is transferred from various contaminated seafood and enters the body through cuts or wounds, causing pain i