Flesh-eating bacteria kills 5th person in Louisiana | NYGazet

Louisiana reports five deaths from Vibrio vulnificus in 2025 as Gulf Coast cases rise. Health officials urge caution around warm waters and raw oysters.

A fifth person in Louisiana has died of a vibrio vulnificus infection, a dangerous flesh-eating bacterium that has caused 26 hospitalizations in the state so far, a sharp increase compared to the annual average of about 10 cases and one death over th... [3452 chars]