A man died after eating an oyster that is "one in a billion." The deceased man was eating dinner at a restaurant named Rustic Inn Crabhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the patient contracted a Vibrio-related bacterial infection.
According to a client, Gary Oreal, the manager of the Rustic Inn, said that this was the first time such a terrible event has occurred there.
The oyster that the dead "had that one in a billion" of was the one that was terrible.
According to Oreal, the deceased "had worked years ago at the restaurant famous for garlic crabs."
He claimed that throughout the course of 60 years, the restaurant served "a few billion oysters," and no one had ever developed the same ailment.
Oreal claims that the state Department of Health inspected the kitchen following the incident and discovered that it was in superb shape.
He asserted that shellfish aficionados would still eat oysters despite his warnings against doing so.
The deceased man had previously worked there, it was found.
Roger "Rocky" Pinckney tested positive for oxycodone, opioids, and cannabis, says the Broward County Medical Examiner. His blood also contains Vibrio, according to WTVJ.
Florida has had more than one person die this month after consuming a raw oyster, not just Pinckney.
Prior to him, Rodney Jackson, the director of business engagement at The Studer Community Institute, too fell ill with Vibrio.
He passed away on August 9th after swallowing oysters that he bought from Maria's Fresh Seafood Market, according to The Pensacola News Journal.
Pinckney and Jackson both died after devouring Louisiana oysters, according to a New York Post report.
Vibriosis infections typically occur during warmer months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) website.
Although the illness does not cause serious health issues, it does cause diarrhoea and nausea.
According to the CDC, vibriosis may develop in any climate, and
oysters contaminated with the harmful bacteria are not dissimilar to other oysters in terms of flavour, texture, or appearance.