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

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

Las autoridades sanitarias informaron un aumento de infecciones causadas por Vibrio vulnificus durante la temporada cálida y advirtieron sobre los riesgos para quienes tienen…

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

Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections