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.
- One in five people die from infections of vibriosis which can lead to blistering skin lesions and septic shock, as well as rapid tissue death that forces amputations.
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- 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.
- One in five people die from infections of vibriosis which can lead to blistering skin lesions and septic shock, as well as rapid tissue death that forces amputations.
Sources: The Independent