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Two dead from flesh-eating bacteria after eating tainted Louisiana oysters

Two dead from flesh-eating bacteria after eating tainted Louisiana oysters

Jennifer Sandlin
Aug 29, 2025
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Some delicious raw oysters I ate in West Hollywood, which fortunately did not include Vibrio vulnificus. photo: Jennifer Sandlin Used with permission

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 wer…

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