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Personal Author:
Brown, John W. (John William), 1949-; Folsom, W. Davis;
Brown, John W. (John William), 1949-; Folsom, W. Davis; Less -
Corporate Authors:
Southeast Fisheries Center (U.S.), Charleston Laboratory,; Southeast Fisheries Center (U.S.);
Southeast Fisheries Center (U.S.), Charleston Laboratory,; Southeast Fisheries Center (U.S.); Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service); SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center);
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service); SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center); Less -
Description:
During the summer of 1982 there were 22 outbreaks of seafood-associated gastroenteritis in New York State. Investigations documented the illness in 443 people and attributed the outbreaks to ingestion of raw or lightly cooked clams. The New York State Department of Health issued a news release recommending immunoglobulin prophylaxis for hepatitis A for those persons with gastroenteritis. Because of the publicity associated with these disease outbreaks and the concomitant regulatory actions, market demand and prices for clams were adversely affected. From an economic model of the clam market, it was estimated that, as a result of the gastroenteritis outbreaks, the price of littlenecks dropped
Content Notes:
John W. Brown and W. Davis Folsom. "August 1983." Also available online in PDF format via the NOAA Central Library. Includes bibliographical references (page 19).
Keywords:
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Clam Fisheries
Contamination
Economic Aspects
Sanitation
Seafood
Seafood Poisoning

Series:
NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFC ; 121;
Document Type:
Technical Memorandum;
Place as Subject:
New York (State);
Rights Information:
Public Domain
Compliance:
Library
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:569a30823cafeec1ed5ee2f5c42d2b294f306da16d3e90b7f2b0b7df87d8d8a9
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