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2 dead in Louisiana from flesh-eating bacteria in raw oysters
- Two people died this month after eating raw oysters contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in Louisiana and Florida restaurants.
- The deaths followed rising infections this summer caused by Vibrio vulnificus, which thrives in warm, brackish coastal waters especially between May and October.
- Louisiana health officials reported at least 22 hospitalizations and six total deaths linked to the bacteria this year, with cases rising beyond the decade average of seven annually.
- Health experts say about one in five infected people die, sometimes within days, with severe symptoms including fever, septic shock, and necrotizing fasciitis, which kills tissue around wounds.
- Officials urge avoiding raw shellfish, especially for those immunocompromised or with open wounds exposed to salt or brackish water, and recommend prompt medical care for worsening skin infections.
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Two dead from flesh-eating bacteria after eating tainted Louisiana oysters
Vibrio vulnificus is having a hot bacteria summer, sadly. Two more people have died after becoming sick from eating Louisiana oysters that, unfortunately, carried the "flesh-eating" bacteria. The deaths were announced this week at a Louisiana Oyster Task Force meeting held in New Orleans. — Read the rest The post Two dead from flesh-eating bacteria after eating tainted Louisiana oysters appeared first on Boing Boing.
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