Six people have died after consuming oysters contaminated with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. Those infected were served the oysters at separate restaurants, one located in Louisiana and another in Florida.

The deadly oysters were harvested in Louisiana. The deaths raise the state's 2025 overall toll to six, with a total of 34 infections - the highest rate of infection in a decade. Cases are so high that the Louisiana Department of Health issued a statement on July 31, "urging residents to take precautions to prevent infection from Vibrio vulnificus".