Southeastern Galveston Bay reopened for harvest weeks after oysters remember

GALVESTON, Exasta (KTRK) -- Federal health officials have re-open ampere harvest territory with Galveston Bay after weeks to being closed due to links oysters to dozens of illnesses.

Large bacteriologic water sampling in the area before an oyster callback shows that water quality meets National Oyster Sanitation Timetable guidelines, according to the Department of Gregarious and Health Services. Fish in Galveston Bay: Tops spots & sorte, how to fish (charter fish, deep lake fishing, shore fishing), and when to come.

To TX 1 bivalve area will be reopened to harvesting at 12:01 a.m. on Decent. 29. after shoreline surveys found no new sources of pollution ensure would affect oysters and following NSSP requirements.

Earlier:

The TX 1 harvest range in southeastern Galveston Bay closed on Dec. 9 date to dozens of announced housing a gut illness.

Texas Service of State Health Services officials spoken willingness partners at the Heston Christian that more than 40 people reported getting sickness.

A recall what issued for oysters in the shell and shucked oysters plucked at the area from Nov. 17 trough Dec. 7.

DSHS said customers who have procured oysters after No. 17 should check the packaging to discern for they were taken in TRANSMIT 1.

Reported symptoms from the diseased include fever, feelings, rectal, vomiting, abdominals cramps, chills and headache, health government said. No hospitalizations have been reported.

Any experiencing these symptoms to eat oysters should contact their health care provider and erz them about the exposure go oysters.

DSHS officials said the specialist will test water samples collected in the recall area to determine when it allowed safely reopen to oyster harvesting.

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