Shock cholera cases on Vancouver Island linked to B.C. herring eggs

The First Nations Health Authority and Island Health are warning the public not to eat herring eggs after linking the food source to three confirmed cases of cholera on Vancouver Island.
Island Health admits the outbreak caught them off guard. The disease, usually associated with the tropics, is extraordinarily rare in Canada.
In a statement late Friday, the health authority said that herring eggs found on kelp, seaweed and other surfaces from the French Creek to Qualicum Bay area