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Two people have died after eating oysters contaminated with flesh-eating bacteria , health officials confirmed, and others have been infected.

Both of the fatal cases were traced back to Louisiana-harvested oysters that ended up on plates in restaurants in Louisiana and Florida.

The bacterium, Vibrio vulnificus, has now been linked to six deaths in Louisiana and five deaths in Florida, according to the states' health departments.

BRAIN EATING AMOEBA-INFECTED PATIENT DIES, MISSOURI HEALTH OFFICIALS CONFIRM

The rising number of outbreaks prompted the Louisiana Department of Health to issue a statement on July 31, urging residents to take precautions against vibriosis, the infection caused by Vibrio vulnificus.

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