Island Health and the First Nations Health Authority are warning people not to eat herring eggs after linking them to confirmed cases of cholera on Vancouver Island. The cases on Vancouver Island have caught health officials off guard. "It's definitely something we're taking seriously," Dr. Shannon Waters, a medical health officer with Island Health, said on CBC's On the Island. The advisory applies to herring eggs found on kelp, seaweed and other surfaces and harvested in the area from French Creek to Qualicum Bay. Officials are testing marine water and leftover food samples and assessing the handling and distribution of herring eggs.

Source: CBC News March 24, 2018 00:00 UTC