Ava Kershner is a Multimedia Journalist and Producer at ABC 10News.
SAN DIEGO — It's been a hot summer.According to the National Weather Service, even the water in San Diego Bay reached up to 75 degrees on Tuesday.Scripps Oceanography scientists recently discovered that these heat waves accelerate a deadly herpes virus in none other than some of San Diego's favorite seafood- oysters.“So, you're going to see they're all here; these are the Pacific Oysters.
Scripps Oceanography recently worked on a study that shows warmer water means a higher risk for herpes.“And when we expose oysters to that virus at these higher temperatures that are very commonly experienced in San Diego bay throughout, basically, over half of the year, they are susceptible to get infected and die from the virus,” said Emily Kunselman, the lead author of the study.Ostreid herpesvirus has caused mass oyster mortality in San Diego in 2018 and 2020.
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