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More than 20 people sickened by sewage-tainted oysters after Maryland failed to warn public of contamination

When Chesapeake Bay oysters and other shellfish become contaminated with sewage or other pollution , Maryland environmental officials normally alert the public before any are harvested or eaten. But that didn’t happen after a recent sewage spill in Southern Maryland — and at least two dozen people became ill.

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More than 20 people sickened by sewage-tainted oysters after Maryland failed to warn public of contamination

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