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Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium that can cause severe flesh-eating wound infections, is associated with eating raw or undercooked oysters and other shellfish.
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Is it true that Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium that can cause severe flesh-eating wound infections, is associated with eating raw or undercooked oysters and other shellfish?
Yes. Multiple peer-reviewed reviews and public-health sources state that Vibrio vulnificus is a virulent foodborne pathogen transmitted by eating raw or undercooked oysters and shellfish, and that it causes severe necrotizing wound and soft-tissue infections; one review explicitly ties ingestion of raw seafood to necrotizing fasciitis.
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About Vibrio Infection | Vibrio Infection | CDC. (n.d.). cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/vibrio/about/index.html
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JD, O. (2015). The Biology of Vibrio vulnificus.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1128/microbiolspec.ve-0001-2014
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M, T., E, N., & G, W. (2024). Prevalence and risk factors of seafood-borne <i>Vibrio vulnificus</i> in Asia: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1363560
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Vibrio Vulnificus: Infection, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention. (n.d.). my.clevelandclinic.org. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24884-vibrio-vulnificus
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JD, O. (2005). Wound infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus and other marine bacteria.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268805003894
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DK, F. S. (2026). Vibrio vulnificus: A Highly Virulent Bacterium on the Rise.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1097/tme.0000000000000621
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Vibrio bacteria in raw oysters: managing risks to human health - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0209
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Jeong, H. & Satchell, K. J. F. (2012). Additive function of Vibrio vulnificus MARTX(Vv) and VvhA cytolysins promotes rapid growth and epithelial tissue necrosis during intestinal infection.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002581
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Heng, S., Letchumanan, V., Letchumanan, V., Deng, C., Mutalib, N. A., & Khan, T. M. (2017). Vibrio vulnificus: An Environmental and Clinical Burden. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00997
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Church, S. R., Lux, T., Baker-Austin, C., Buddington, S. P., & Michell, S. L. (2016). Vibrio vulnificus Type 6 Secretion System 1 Contains Anti-Bacterial Properties. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165500
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