Oysters were killed off by two parasitic diseases, dermo and MSX, neither of which posed a danger to humans. |
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Most notable in North America is Perkinsus marinus Levine, a protozoan endoparasite that causes dermo disease in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica Gmelin. |
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This trend is consistent with the Dermo epizoology described by Andrews. |
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