550 people report illness after P.E.I. shellfish festival, health officials say | CBC News

550 people report illness after P.E.I. shellfish festival, health officials say | CBC News

More than 550 people who attended the P.E.I. International Shellfish Festival last weekend reported getting sick, according to the province's Chief Public Health Officer. "This is the biggest gastrointestinal illness outbreak we have on record," Dr. Heather Morrison told CBC News

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