Two people in Louisiana recently died from Vibrio vulnificus after eating raw Gulf oysters, leaving seafood lovers wary even ...

Consuming raw oysters resulted in two deaths. The oysters contained Vibrio vulnificus. This bacteria is dangerous. It thrives ...

NEW ORLEANS — Two people have died after eating Louisiana oysters infected with a flesh eating bacteria. WBRZ reports the oysters were harvested in Louisiana before being served at restaurants in both ...

At least two people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria they contracted from eating raw oysters harvested in Louisiana, underscoring what health authorities say is a notable rise in infections.

The bacteria is usually spread through open wounds in contaminated seawater, but an estimated 10% of cases can come from eating raw or undercooked shellfish.

Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19 ...

An 88-year-old man is recovering after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in Collier County. The man, Albert Allison, is unsure how he was infected as he was fishing from a dock ...

Flesh eating bacteria cases have been rising in the US and a few days ago it culminated in the death of 2 more individuals.