Vibrio vulnificus — United States
A Florida man died from a “flesh-eating” bacterium after eating bad oysters, according to officials. The Florida Department of Health said that the 71 year old man in Sarasota, [Florida], died following his seafood meal on 8 Jul 2018 at a local restaurant.
His death came 2 days after he ate oysters containing the “flesh-eating” bacterium known as _Vibrio vulnificus_, which can be found in raw shellfish, according to news station WWSB. The illness is rare but can also cause vomiting,
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