A Missouri man died Thursday after eating contaminated raw oysters from a food stand in St. Louis. Health officials are working to determine the oysters' source.
a bacterium known as Vibrio vulnificusInvestigators also concluded that"there is no evidence that the business did anything to contaminate the oysters, which likely were already contaminated when the establishment received them.
" can cause nausea, vomiting, chills, cramping, and fever. Death traditionally only occurs in people with a weakened immune system, but the bacterium is still responsible for 95% of seafood related deaths and has a mortality rate of 33%.
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