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Editor’s note: The headline of this story was updated for clarity. A fourth person in Florida has died after contracting flesh-eating bacteria commonly linked to consuming raw or undercooked oysters, ...

A fourth person has died in Florida this year from an infection caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly bacterium commonly associated with eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly ...

A fourth person in Florida has died after contracting flesh-eating bacteria commonly linked to consuming raw or undercooked oysters, health officials said. The death was included Thursday in the ...

A fourth person has died in Florida of an infection caused by "flesh-eating" bacteria, according to the state's health department. Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium commonly contracted by eating raw ...

A fourth person in Florida has died after contracting flesh-eating bacteria commonly linked to consuming raw or undercooked shellfish, including oysters, health officials said. The death was included ...