Man dies after contracting flesh-eating bacteria from raw oysters
A Missouri man died after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters from a seafood stand, health officials said.
The 54-year-old, whom authorities have not publicly identified, became infected after he ate oysters bought from The Fruit Stand & Seafood in Manchester, the St. Louis County Public Health Department announced last week.
He died after being infected with the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which is contracted by consuming raw or undercooked oysters and other shellfish.
Investigators said the man ate the oysters sometime in the week prior to his death, and passed on June 8.
“There is no evidence that the business did anything to contaminate the oysters, which likely were already contaminated when the establishment received them, DPH investigators said. All remaining oysters in the establishment were embargoed by DPH,” the release stated.
