‘A Lot of Uncertainty’: Spread of Deadly Disease in PEI Oysters Under Investigation

‘A Lot of Uncertainty’: Spread of Deadly Disease in PEI Oysters Under Investigation
Oysters harvested from a farm are inspected by a worker in Brunswick, Maine, on June 12, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Robert F. Bukaty
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Oyster farmers in Prince Edward Island are facing uncertain times as three more areas of the island have tested positive for the presence of a deadly parasite that could threaten the industry.

P.E.I.’s oyster farming industry has been placed under restrictions to curb the spread of multinuclear sphere X, or MSX, a disease first detected in oyster samples earlier this month that increases mortality and stunts growth in the mollusks.