Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, a flesh-eating bacteria, has hospitalized nine and killed five in Louisiana in 2026, health officials say.

Vibrio vulnificus thrives in warm coastal waters, and people can get sickened by it through raw shellfish or open wounds.

A flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters is responsible for at least five deaths so far this year in Louisiana, state health officials reported Thursday.

The number of reported infections this year is significantly higher than average

Louisina ha confirmado nueve casos de infecciones, incluyendo cinco fallecidos