Flesh-Eating Bacteria On The Rise Due To Climate Change

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  • Louisiana health officials have confirmed that two more people have died and at least 22 others have been hospitalized from a flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus.
  • The new cases bring the state’s total death count from the bacteria to four so far this year.
  • The bacteria is naturally found in warm coastal waters and in raw or undercooked seafood.
  • The two most recent deaths were linked to the consumption of raw oysters.
  • About one-in-five people who get the infection and need hospitalization ultimately die, sometimes within 24 hours of becoming sick.

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