“Seek medical care immediately if a wound exposed to brackish or salt water becomes red, swollen, painful, warm or discolored."

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.

Louisiana health officials on Thursday urged residents to take precautions following an uptick in cases of the dangerous flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus.

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

Louisina ha confirmado nueve casos de infecciones, incluyendo cinco fallecidos

Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections