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A fifth person in Louisiana has died from Vibrio vulnificus in 2025

The state usually sees only one death a year but has reported 26 cases so far

Infections are linked to warm waters

MONDAY, Sept. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Louisiana health officials have confirmed a fifth death this year linked to Vibrio vulnificus , a rare and dangerous flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters.

The bacteria is most common between May and October, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It can lead to severe illness, including necrotizing fasciitis, a fast-spreading infection that destroys tissue.

About 1 in 5 people with this infection die.

It is not yet clear how the latest victim became infected. Two of the state’s deaths earlier this

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