Officials said one person in Long Island and two people in Connecticut have died from infections linked to vibriosis, an illness caused by vibrio vulnificus bacteria, found in seawater and raw and undercooked seafood.
The vibrio vulnificus bacteria is found in seawater and raw and undercooked seafood and can cause skin breakdowns, ulcers and other symptoms.The Associated Press
Officials said one person in New York's Suffolk County, on eastern Long Island, and two people in Connecticut have died from infections linked to vibriosis,, which is found in seawater and raw and undercooked seafood and can cause skin breakdowns, ulcers and other symptoms. More information about the Suffolk County victim, including when they died, was not immediately available, and a spokesperson for the New York State Department of Health did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News on Thursday morning.the department said
Two of the three cases were wound infections not associated with seafood, the health department said, and the third infection was a Connecticut resident that consumed raw oysters not harvested from Long Island Sound at an out-of-state establishment.
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