RT Journal T1 Notes from the field: Norovirus infections associated with frozen raw oysters—washington, 2011 JF JAMA JO JAMA YR 2012 FD April 11 VO 307 IS 14 SP 1480 OP 1480 DO UL http://dx.doi.org/ AB An inspection of a walk-in freezer at the restaurant revealed eight 3-pound bags of frozen raw oysters, which the restaurant indicated had been an ingredient of the dish consumed by the ill diners. The oysters had been imported from South Korea by company A and shipped to a local vendor, which sold them to the restaurant. All eight bags were sent to the Food and Drug Administration's Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory for norovirus testing and characterization by real-time reverse transcription—polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR).