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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Erin Keller

Six dead after eating Oysters tainted with flesh-eating bacteria

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.

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