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Five people died and nine were hospitalized from the flesh-eating Vibrio vulnificus bacterium in Louisiana. Beachgoers are being warned about the deadly pathogen.
Five people died and nine were hospitalized after infection with Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterium found in warm coastal waters. Public health officials have issued warnings for beachgoers.
Vibrio outbreaks are becoming more common as water temperatures rise, and the bacteria spreads rapidly once it infects someone. The deaths cluster this summer, suggesting conditions are favorable for the organism. Beachgoers need to know the risk, especially those with compromised immune systems or existing wounds — both increase vulnerability.
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