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Friday, September 22, 2023

California woman loses limbs after battling bacterial infection from tilapia

There’s a warning about a dangerous bacteria that might have infected a California woman who’s still recovering after nearly two months in the hospital. 

An online fundraising effort says she contracted the bacterial infection after eating fish and is now a quadruple amputee.

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I've eaten tilapia couple times and just didn't care for it. Then a few years ago I saw an episode of Dirty Jobs where they explained the fish farming process. Basically they feed them shit. Yup, shit. Then they sell them for human consumption.
No more tilapia for this kid.

I can't find the full episode video, but here's a youtube short: