Canadian Officials Detect Dermo in PEI Oysters: Province's First Confirmed Dermo Case
On July 4, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of Dermo in oyster samples collected in Egmont Bay, Prince Edward Island (PEI), marking the province’s first confirmed case of Dermo.
This comes after the CFIA previously confirmed the presence of Dermo in oyster samples collected in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in November 2024. Also, just last month, Newfoundland and Labrador announced its first confirmed case of Dermo in oysters.
An aquatic parasite also known as Perkinsosis, Dermo can be transmitted from oyster to...
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