Flesh-eating bacteria kills 5 in Louisiana: What is Vibrio vulnificus? What are the symptoms?

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Vibrio Vulnificus is a flesh-eating backteria that can lead to septic shock, blistering skin lesions, or death. (Photo By BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Five people have died from flesh-eating bacterial infections in Louisiana in 2026, health officials announced this week.

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