A man who consumed raw oysters at a restaurant in Texas died days later from a bacterial an infection, well being officers mentioned.
According to Galveston County Local Health Authority Dr. Philip Keiser, the most recent sufferer of the shellfish bacteria an infection was a man in his 30s from Galveston with underlying well being points.
“He had problems with his liver. He also had some other problems, and he had to take some medication that suppressed his immune system,” Dr. Keiser advised FOX 26. “It just so happens that the conditions that he had really predisposed him to an overwhelming infection with Vibrio vulnificus.”
A basket of oysters. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan/File)
Officials mentioned that he consumed a number of raw oysters from a restaurant Aug. 29, and was admitted to the hospital Aug. 31. He died over Labor Day weekend.
Officials haven’t launched the man’s identification or the title of the restaurant, however mentioned investigators are working to establish the supply of the bacteria.
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“We’ve actually gone to the restaurant where he was eating, and we pulled the oysters from the shelf. There are tags to them, so we can identify the lots, and the state is actually analyzing them to see if we can find the bug in a particular lot of oysters,” Keiser mentioned.
Vibriosis causes an estimated 80,000 sicknesses and 100 deaths in the U.S. yearly, in accordance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo By BSIP/Universal Images Group through Getty Images/File)
Vibriosis, the illness attributable to the bacteria, could cause nausea, vomiting, chills, cramping, and fever. Death historically solely happens in folks with a weakened immune system, however the bacterium continues to be accountable for 95% of seafood associated deaths and has a mortality fee of 33%.
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The bacterium is historically discovered in heat waters throughout the summer season months and isn’t transferable from individual to individual. Infected folks usually start to expertise signs 12 to 72 hours after consumption and signs have a tendency to come on shortly.
Woman tasting contemporary raw oyster shellfish and ingesting wine in seafood restaurant. (iStock)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises lowering your probabilities of contracting Vibriosis by; not consuming raw shellfish or meals in contact with raw shellfish, don’t swim in brackish water with open cuts and to completely wash your fingers earlier than and after making ready shellfish.
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The CDC has reported that almost 80,000 folks get vibriosis in the U.S. annually, and about 100 folks die from it.
Fox News Digital’s Matteo Cina contributed to this report.
