Louisiana deaths from flesh-eating bacteria outpacing 10-year average
Louisiana has recorded nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus and five deaths in 2026, well above its 10-year average of seven cases and one death a year, the state health department said Aug. 6. All nine patients were hospitalized, and all had underlying health conditions. Every 2026 case stemmed from a wound exposed to brackish or […] The post Louisiana deaths from flesh-eating bacteria outpacing 10-year average appeared first on Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis.
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