How common are infections with Vibrio parahaemolyticus?
Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections are fairly rare, but they are also under-reported to public health officials. In Texas, we usually have between 2 and 7 cases reported each year. Between 1988 and 1997, a total of 42 individuals were reported with a Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection in Texas. In most years, the majority of reported cases are of people with a skin or wound infection. In 1998, however, most of the people with this illness had diarrhea from eating raw seafood.
