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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Julia Musto

Eighth person dies from flesh-eating bacteria linked to oysters in US

An eighth person has died in the United States this year after being exposed to a flesh-eating bacteria spread through contaminated seawater and by eating oysters.

The latest death, from complications of aVibrio vulnificus infection, was reported in Bay County, northwest Florida, according to data from the state’s health department.

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