date:Sep 29, 2018
and it was confirmed that all twelve isolates are genetically related to each other, which means they are likely to have a common source.
FDA collaborated with state partners in the traceback investigation. They found that there were multiple Venezuelan processors that supplied multiple brands of crab meat during the outbreak. Traceback did not identify a single firm as the source in this Vibrio outbreak.
Because of this outbreak, FDA increased testing of fresh crab meat from Venezuela. While