{
  "id": 244816,
  "title": "Louisiana reports 5 deaths, 9 cases of flesh-eating bacteria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/louisiana-reports-5-deaths-9-cases-of-flesh-eating-bacteria",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-07T00:26:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/louisiana-5-deaths-9-cases-flesh-eating-bacteria/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As the summer season continues to bring people to the beach, the Louisiana Health Department warns to take precautions against a potentially fatal flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters. Officials confirmed nine cases this year and five deaths.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}