At least eight individuals have died due to a flesh-eating bacteria along the Gulf Coast of America. On the 30th of July, an alert on the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus was posted by the Louisiana Department of Health.

A deadly “flesh-eating” bacteria is turning up more often in Gulf Coast waters and sometimes in raw oysters. Here’s what to know to stay safe.

In total, there have been 57 confirmed cases of the infection caused by the "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in the U.S. this year.