Local man dies from Vibrio vulnificus after eating seafood
A 62-year-old local man died of Vibrio vulnificus last Wednesday after eating seafood that may or may not have been “thoroughly cooked”, according to the Health Bureau’s (SSM) statement on Friday.According to the statement, the male resident with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis had handled and consumed seafood at home prior to the onset of the disease last week, the statement said.The man developed fever and diarrhoea last Monday, after which he sought treatment at the public Conde de