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5 dead, 4 hospitalized from flesh-eating bacteria outbreak, health officials say

5 dead, 4 hospitalized from flesh-eating bacteria outbreak, health officials say
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BATON ROUGE ( WVUE /Gray News) — Five people in Louisiana have died so far in 2026 from the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, according to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). In addition to the five deaths this year, four others were hospitalized. During the same period over the pas...

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