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Two dead after getting flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters

Two dead after getting flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters
health8/29/2025

Two people are dead after they contracted a flesh-eating bacterium eating raw oysters in Louisiana, a state health official said

Two people are dead after they contracted a flesh-eating bacterium eating raw oysters in Louisiana, a state health official said. The deaths were due to Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium that is naturally occurring in warm coastal waters and more common... [1501 chars]