The man in his 50s bought oysters at the market in the small town of Manchester, Missouri. He ate them raw and was infected by the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, writes AP News.
Now customers who have bought the oyster in question are being asked to throw it away. According to the channel, the oyster was probably already contaminated before it arrived on the market.
BACTERIA: Infection with Vibrio vulnificus can lead to serious and life-threatening illness. Photo: Media/Medical/UIG/REX/NTB
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About 100 people die from the vibrio bacterium in the US each year, while 80,000 are infected, according to the US public health institute CDC.
Vibrio bacteria can cause wound infection in humans and can also cause infection when you eat raw seafood.
The bacterium can make people very ill, and people with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable.
It does not usually occur in Norwegian waters as it only lives in temperatures above 20 degrees. But as a result of warm summer weather over a longer period, we may have a higher incidence of the bacteria, experts have recently warned.
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2023-06-13 13:24:59
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