# Vibrio parahaemolyticus outbreak — Massachusetts, 2016-08
> **Food** · Confirmed · 3 ill / 0 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-3e5f87430727
- **Date:** 2016-08
- **State:** Massachusetts
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Restaurant: Sit-down dining;Grocery store/bakery/deli/convenience store
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 3
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 0
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** oysters, raw
- **Contaminated ingredient:** oysters
- **IFSAC category:** Mollusks

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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