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Flesh-eating bacteria kills seven in Louisiana, Florida

Vibrio vulnificus — a flesh-eating bacteria that infects people through an open wound exposed to seawater or through eating contaminated raw seafood — has killed seven people in Louisiana and Florida this year, state health officials said. The Louisiana Department of Health has identified five deaths among nine cases of V. vulnificus, all of which have been traced to open wounds

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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Louisiana Outbreak: 5 Dead Via Vibrio Vulnificus

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