Flesh-eating bacteria have killed eight people along the Eastern seaboard, prompting health officials to urge people to take precautions around warm sea water or when cooking or eating shellfish.
has reported one person who died from a wound infection, and Connecticut reported two people with wound infections and one person infected from eating raw, non-local oysters. Two of the people infected in Connecticut have died.can cause severe infections when open cuts and wounds, including recent surgeries, piercings, and tattooed skin, are exposed to water containing the bacteria,” the Connecticut Department of Health warned in a.
People with compromised immune systems should avoid handling or eating raw seafood, New York health officials advised. The Florida Department of Health said that all people can prevent the bacterial infection by refraining from eating raw oysters and other raw shellfish.
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