The man was infected with a bacteria carried by oysters and other shellfish called Vibrio vulnificus after eating raw oysters at a business in Manchester, Mo., according to a June 9 agency news release. The man was treated at a local hospital but died June 8.
The oysters are believed to have been contaminated before arriving at the business. Vibrio vulnificus has a mortality rate of approximately 33 percent and causes more than 95 percent of seafood-related deaths, the release said.
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