(Gray News) – Two people are dead after eating raw oysters and contracting a deadly flesh-eating bacteria, according to officials.

The Louisiana Illuminator reports that the deaths were caused by the bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, which humans can get from eating raw seafood.

Humans can also get the infection from going into bodies of water while having an open wound.

Officials with the Louisiana Department of Health said the two deaths are attributed to oysters that were harvested in Louisiana.

The two people ate the oysters at two separate restaurants, one in Louisiana and the other in Florida. Officials did not provide the names of the restaurants.

State officials in Louisiana said there are now six total deaths from Vibrio vulnificus linked to the state. It is unclear if the other

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