Flesh-eating bacteria cases on the rise Flesh-eating bacteria cases on the rise in U.S. 04:38 Two people have died from eating raw oysters that were contaminated with a flesh-eating bacteria, Louisiana health officials said. Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that occurs in warm coastal waters. It is more common between May and October. The bacteria can cause illness when an …
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Two more dead after Louisiana oysters linked to flesh-eating bacteria wwltv.com Contaminated oysters spread fatal flesh-eating bacteria in two states Fox News 2 Dead After Eating Oysters Tainted with Flesh-Eating Bacteria amid Record Number of Infections People.com Flesh-eating bacteria cases are rising. Climate change is to blame, say scientists CNN Two new deaths from flesh-eating bacteria linked to eating Louisiana oysters Louisiana Illuminator Source link
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson delivers remarks during an enrollment ceremony for H.R. 1, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 3. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images BOSSIER CITY, La. — The sweeping megabill pushed through Congress by House Speaker Mike Johnson could have some of its deepest consequences …
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NEW ORLEANS — Two people have died after eating Louisiana oysters infected with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, officials confirmed to WBRZ. A state health official said that the two deaths happened after people ate oysters harvested in Louisiana at two separate restaurants — one in Louisiana and another in Florida. Jennifer Armentor, molluscan shellfish program administrator from the Louisiana Department of …
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