Let this sink in — a dangerous, salt-obsessed bacterium is wreaking havoc along the Gulf Coast. Several dozen cases of Vibrio vulnificus and nine deaths have been reported so far this year across ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Crawfish, shrimp and oysters are often part of many Louisianians’ favorite foods, but in the summertime heat, it may also be some harmful bacteria’s favorite, too. Food ...

Two people have died after eating oysters contaminated with flesh-eating bacteria, health officials confirmed, and others have been infected. Both of the fatal cases were traced to Louisiana-harvested ...

Two people have died from complications caused by a flesh-eating bacteria they contracted after eating tainted oysters in Louisiana, according to a state health official. The bacteria, Vibrio ...

NEW YORK – States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Vibrio vulnificus are becoming an annual threat along ...

Baton Rouge, La. (July 31, 2025) — The Louisiana Department of Health is urging residents to take precautions to prevent infection from Vibrio vulnificus. The department is seeing a higher number of ...

Two people have tragically died after they were infected with a flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters. The Louisiana Health Department in Louisiana, the US, said the fatalities were caused by ...