Florida man's death after eating raw Oysters has induced fear among Americans as the state has registered two deaths within a month. Louisiana Oysters have come into the scanner of the Americans and social media after it was found a common factor in the death of the two Americans. While the Dallas man suffered a bacterial infection after eating raw oysters in Florida, the other was Roger “Rocky” Pinckney from South Florida. Both of them died after consuming Louisiana Oysters.
Roger Rocky ate raw oysters, while a Dallas man named Rodney Jackson suffered from Vibrio bacterial infection named Vibrio Vulnificus. Although drugs were found in Rocky's medical reports, the facts suggest that eating oysters is proving to be deadly for Americans. In fact, US media reports suggest that 100s of Americans get killed due to Oyster eating. Notably, Rocky's blood tested positive for vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria found in warm seawater that can cause illness.
Now, those wondering why eating Oysters is proving deadly for Americans and what kind of bacterial infection is infecting the Americans. As per USA's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the vibrio vulnificus bacteria doesn’t make an oyster look, smell, or taste any different. However, 80,000 people get vibriosis in the U.S. each year, and about 100 people die from it.
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In Florida alone, 26 people have been infected from the bacteria in which 6 of them died after eating raw shellfish, including Oysters. In 2021, 34 people became sick and 10 of those died. In 2020, there were seven deaths among the 36 who became ill.
About Oysters Vibrio vulnificus
As per US media, Vibrio vulnificus infection is the leading cause of death related to seafood consumption in the United States. This virulent, gram-negative bacterium causes two distinct syndromes. The first is an overwhelming primary septicemia caused by consuming raw or undercooked seafood, particularly raw oysters.