You are here: Home / Pathogens and Contaminants / Pathogenic Bacteria / Vibrio vulnificus Resource List     Provides online resources for Vibrio vulnificus, a pathogen commonly found in shellfish. Types of resources include fact sheets, reports, organizations,and databases. On this page...General Information/FactsheetsReportsOrganizations/AgenciesDatabases/ListservesJournals/BooksNewsletters/Press ReleasesEducation General Information/Factsheets Brochure for Shellfish Consumers (PDF) Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Aquaculture. Brochure for Shellfish Consumers (Spanish Version) (PDF) Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Aquaculture. Disaster Recovery Fact Sheet: Vibrio vulnificus Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fact Sheet for Health Care Professionals (PDF) Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Aquaculture. Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook: Vibrio Vulnificus DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. How to Generate Awareness of Vibrio vulnificus in Raw Oysters within the Hispanic Community: A Media Relations and Community Outreach Health Education Kit DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Letter to Health Professionals Regarding the Risk of Vibrio vulnificus Septicemia Associated with the Consumption of Raw Oysters (June 2005) DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Microbial Pathogen Data Sheet - Vibrio vulnificus (PDF) New Zealand Food Safety Authority. Vibrio vulnificus Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service. Vibrio vulnificus: General Information DHHS. CDC. Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases. Vibrio vulnificus: Technical Information DHHS. CDC. Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases. Reports Florida Vibrio vulnificus Risk Reduction Plan For Oysters, April 2005. (PDF) Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Aquaculture. Vibrio Illnesses After Hurricane Katrina --- Multiple States, August--September 2005 DHHS. CDC. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review. Vibrio vulnificus Infections Associated with Eating Raw Oysters -- Los Angeles, 1996 DHHS. CDC. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review. Vibrio vulnificus Infections Associated with Raw Oyster Consumption -- Florida, 1981-1992 DHHS. CDC. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review.     Guidelines/Regulations: Compendium of Fish and Fishery Product Processes, Hazards, and Controls, Chapter 20: Vibrio spp. Seafood Network Information Center. National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish 2003. Guidance Documents: Chapter IV. Naturally Occurring Pathogens. DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish 2003. Model Ordinance II. Risk Assessment and Risk Management - Vibrio vulnificus Risk Management for Oysters. DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Reporting Form for Cholera and Other Vibrio Illnesses (PDF) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.     Annual/Progress: Annual Summaries of Surveillance of Outbreaks of Vibrio infection, 1997 - 2004 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cholera and Other Vibrio Illness Surveillance System, Summary Data, 2003 (PDF) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Facilitation of State Vibrio vulnificus Activities - Final Report 2005 (PDF) Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference. National Education Program to Influence Consumption Behavior of High-Risk Individuals Regarding Raw Molluscan Shellfish - Phase III Final Report, 2002 (PDF) NOAA Fisheries Service. Summary of human isolates reported to Vibrio Surveillance System, 2000 (PDF) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of Human Vibrio Isolates Reported to CDC, 2001 (PDF) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of Human Vibrio Isolates Reported to CDC, 2002 (PDF) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of Human Vibrio Isolates Reported to CDC, 2004 (PDF) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of infections reported to Vibrio Surveillance System, 1999 (PDF) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vibrio Surveillance System, Summary Data, 1997-1998 (PDF) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Organizations/Agencies CFIA. Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program. Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference SafeOysters.org Databases Outbreak Alert Database - V. vulnificus Outbreaks from 1990 - 2004 Center for Science in the Public Interest. Journals/Books AGRICOLA - Article Citation Database USDA. National Agricultural Library. AGRICOLA - NAL Catalog USDA. National Agricultural Library. PubMED NIH. National Library of Medicine. Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology University of Wisconsin-Madison. USDA ARS Manuscripts (Published and Pre-publish) USDA. ARS. Newsletters/Press Releases Raw Oysters Contaminated With Vibrio vulnificus Can Cause Illness and Death, June 2003 DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Launches Educational Campaign Warning the Hispanic Community about Risks of Eating Raw Oysters DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. This document was created by Tara Smith. Users are encouraged to provide feedback and comments. This document was created in May 2006; Updated in Mar 2008.

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