USA – Man dies after contracting Vibrio vulnificus bacteria from fresh oysters in Texas restaurant

Detroit Free Press

The consumption of raw oysters at a Texas restaurant led to the untimely death of a relatively healthy man in his 30s.

The man, contracted a bacterial infection known as Vibrio vulnificus that thrives in warm coastal waters. Bacterial infections like this one are on the rise as water temperature continues to increase in response to climate change.

Vibrio vulnificus bacteria can be found in raw or undercooked seafood, but also naturally occurs in saltwater and brackish water.

You can be infected with Vibrio when an open wound comes into contact with raw or undercooked seafood, its juices, or its drippings or with saltwater or brackish water, the CDC reported.