Six Dead After Eating Oysters Tainted with Flesh-eating Bacteria
Victims died after consuming Louisiana-harvested oysters contaminated with Vibrio vulnificus, say officials
Two more people have died after consuming Louisiana -harvested oysters contaminated with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus.
The deaths raise the state’s 2025 overall toll to six, with a total of 34 infections, marking the highest annual surge seen in over a decade. The recently deceased were served the oysters at separate restaurants, one located in Louisiana and another in Florida .
On Tuesday, Jennifer Armentor, molluscan shellfish program administrator at the Louisiana Department...
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