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Louisiana flesh-eating bacteria outbreak
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49 DAYS
10 FACTS
2 EVENTS
1 SOURCES
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
The bacteria can cause illness when an open wound is exposed to coastal waters or when a person eats raw or undercooked seafood, particularly oysters.
Over the past decade, Louisiana averaged seven Vibrio vulnificus cases and one death annually during the same period.
Four people have died from Vibrio vulnificus infections in Louisiana in 2025.