Missouri man dies after eating raw oysters contaminated with toxic bacteria
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The Department of Health announced that the man was infected by the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which is carried by oysters and other shellfish.
The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, is typically contracted by consuming raw or undercooked oysters and other shellfish.
The St. Louis County Public Health Department said the man from Missouri was infected with Vibrio vulnificus - a disease triggered by consuming the bacteria Vibrio.
A man in Missouri, US, died from a bacterial infection after he consumed raw oysters. The 54-year-old had consumed the oysters at a seafood stand after which he was admitted to a hospital where he died around a week later.