A fifth person has died after contracting a rare, flesh-eating bacteria in Louisiana, state health officials said this week.

Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that occurs in warm coastal waters, CBS News previously reported, and is more common between May and October. It can cause illness including life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . About one in five people with a Vibrio vulnificus infection die, according to the CDC.

It's not clear how the person contracted the bacteria. The person was not identified in a news release from state health officials .

People can contract the bacteria by exposing an open wound to contaminated water or by eating raw or undercooked seafood, including oysters. Two of the Vibrio vulnificu

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