Connecticut Warns on Hepatitis A Risk From Ecuadorian Blood Clams as New York Probes Outbreak
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Updated · News 12 Bronx · May 15
Connecticut Warns on Hepatitis A Risk From Ecuadorian Blood Clams as New York Probes Outbreak
10 articles · Updated · News 12 Bronx · May 15
Fresh-frozen blood clams imported from Ecuador—also sold as concha negra—have been tied to a New York hepatitis A outbreak investigation that prompted Connecticut's warning to residents.
Connecticut health officials urged people to use caution with raw or undercooked shellfish and said they are working to keep the imported product from being sold at establishments in the state.
Commissioner Manisha Juthani said there is currently no confirmed link between the outbreak and Connecticut-harvested shellfish.
State officials pointed to Connecticut's year-round shellfish safety and sanitation program, run with DEEP and the Department of Agriculture, as the broader safeguard for consumers and the local industry.
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