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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 5 in Louisiana This Year, Five Times the State's Usual Toll
Louisiana has confirmed five deaths from the flesh-eating bacterium Vibrio vulnificus in 2026, a sharp jump from the single fatality the state typically records by this point in the year. Nine residents have been infected so far, and every one of them ended up in the hospital. State health officials are now urging swimmers to stay cautious in coastal waters through the warm months.