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Louisiana flesh-eating bacteria outbreak
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49 DAYS
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FIRST ENTRY JUL 31
SEP 17 · Day 49
Flesh-eating Vibrio bacteria kills fifth Louisiana resident
JUL 31 · Day 1
Deadly flesh-eating bacteria kills 4 in Louisiana
In Florida, thirteen people have contracted Vibrio vulnificus and four have died from it so far in 2025.
According to the CDC, about 1 in 5 people with Vibrio vulnificus die, sometimes within 48 hours of becoming ill.
Over the past decade, Louisiana averaged seven Vibrio vulnificus cases and one death annually during the same period.