Flesh-eating bacteria from contaminated oysters causes multiple deaths
TL;DR
Two deaths in Louisiana have been linked to Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria found in warm coastal waters, often associated with eating raw oysters or exposure to seawater, with rising cases due to warming oceans.
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- 2 dead after getting flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters AOL.com
- 2 people dead after getting flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters, Louisiana officials say CBS News
- Flesh-eating bacteria: Vibrio vulnificus cases, which cause necrotizing fasciitis, rising due to climate change, scientists say 6abc Philadelphia
- Contaminated oysters spread fatal flesh-eating bacteria in two states Fox News
- Flesh-eating bacteria in oysters leaves 6 dead The Independent
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