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State health officials this week said five people died in Louisiana from flesh-eating bacterial infections; the CDC estimates about 80,000 vibriosis cases in the U.S. each year.
Published Aug 8, 2026, 10:29 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive
Five people have died from flesh-eating bacterial infections in Louisiana in 2026, health officials announced this week.
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Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in Rosario, Argentina. He was 68, and the Rosario-based Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys...
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Former New York Yankees pitcher Gil Blanco has died at 80. His major-league career ended at a young age, and he is remembered as one of baseball’s purest...
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Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever hit the road Saturday for an Eastern Conference game against the Chicago Sky. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m....
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