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Missouri man dies after eating raw oysters and contracting flesh-eating bacteria
The 54-year-old died on Thursday after contracting Vibrio vulnificus according the St. Louis County Department of Public Health.
June 12, 2023, 11:42 AM EDT
By Mirna Alsharif
A 54-year-old Missouri man died on Thursday after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters, officials say.
The man, who officials are not identifying, became infected after eating oysters he bought from The Fruit Stand & Seafood in the St. Louis suburb of Manchester, the St. Louis County Department of Public Health announced Friday.
The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, is typically contracted by consuming raw or undercooked oysters and other shellfish. Symptoms of vibriosis, the disease caused by V. vulnificus, include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever and chills...
Missouri man dies after eating raw oysters and contracting flesh-eating bacteria
The 54-year-old died on Thursday after contracting Vibrio vulnificus according the St. Louis County Department of Public Health.
June 12, 2023, 11:42 AM EDT
By Mirna Alsharif
A 54-year-old Missouri man died on Thursday after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters, officials say.
The man, who officials are not identifying, became infected after eating oysters he bought from The Fruit Stand & Seafood in the St. Louis suburb of Manchester, the St. Louis County Department of Public Health announced Friday.
The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, is typically contracted by consuming raw or undercooked oysters and other shellfish. Symptoms of vibriosis, the disease caused by V. vulnificus, include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever and chills...