US EditionWarning as 'Flesh Eating Bacteria' Cases Rise Leaving 1 in 5 Dead
GULF COAST, UNITED STATES, AUG 5 – At least eight deaths and over 55 cases reported in 11 states, with Louisiana seeing hospitalizations triple the usual number, health officials say.
- Amid warmer coastal waters, eight deaths have occurred this year along the Gulf Coast from Vibrio vulnificus, a 'flesh-eating' bacteria thriving in warm waters.
- During the May to October peak season, health officials cite climate change as intensifying bacterial growth, with cases expected to increase as the season progresses.
- So far in 2025, the Louisiana Department of Health reported 17 hospitalizations and four deaths from Vibrio vulnificus, prompting an alert.
- The Louisiana Department of Health is urging residents to take precautions, as `About one in five people with this infection dies, sometimes within a day or two of becoming ill`.
- The CDC said the geographic range of Vibrio infections is expanding north by about 48 kilometers per year, with cases becoming more frequent farther north along the East Coast.
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Deaths from “flesh-eating” bacteria are on the rise across the southeastern coasts of the U.S.
At least eight people have died in the U.S. so far this year from a bacterium called Vibrio vulnificus present in sea water and raw or undercooked seafood, while the number of cases detected rose above 30 infections.The states of Florida and Louisiana, both in the southeast of the United States, have been the most affected by the bacterium 'Vibrio vulnificus', reporting four deaths each, according to data from the state health departments.Luisia…
As of 2025, in the United States, at least eight people have been reported dead due to bacteria present in warm sea waters and raw or undercooked seafood, in addition, it is known to feed on human meat. The number of reported cases has already risen above the 30 infections. YOU CAN SEE: They remove this butter in the U.S.: the FDA alert for potential risk for allergic patients It is the bacterium 'Vibrio vulnificus' and the states of Florida and…
At least eight people have died in the U.S. this year because of bacteria present in sea water and raw or undercooked seafood. Florida and Louisiana, both in the southeast of the United States, have been the most affected by the bacteria, reporting four deaths each, according to data from the State Departments of Health. The number of cases detected rises above the 30 infections. Louisiana reported seventeen infections and Florida thirteen. Alab…
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