It gave him the rare bacterial infection Vibrio vulnificus, which kills about 50 per cent of its victims within 48 hours.

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The Centers for Disease Control says five people have died from infection with Vibrio vulnificus, a form of the bacteria that causes cholera.

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The CDC said that five people who survived Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans died after becoming infected with Vibrio vulnificus, caused by a form of the bacteria that also causes cholera.

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