At least three people have died in Connecticut and New York in the US after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacteria that can be found in warm, brackish waters or raw shellfish, officials confirmed today.Two people in Connecticut became infected with vibrio vulnificus and died after swimming in two separate locations on Long Island Sound, according to Christopher Boyle, director of communications for the state's Department of Public Health.A third person was infected in July after eating raw oysters from an out-of-state establishment, according to the Department of Public Health. All three were between 60 and 80 years old, according to the department.
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