BREMEN, Germany (CBS Local)-- A 63-year-old man has died after contracting ... licked by his dog, doctors in Germany said. The fatal infection was caused by capnocytophaga canimorsus, a bacterium ...

The cause of all of this: Bacteria from dog saliva that caused a rare blood infection, doctors told them. Capnocytophaga canimorsus ... hands after contact, closely supervising children around ...

A Wisconsin man has lost both of his legs to a virulent infection after being licked by a dog, according to local reports. Earlier this summer, Greg Manteufel contracted Capnocytophaga canimorsus ...

File photo: Many dogs carry the Capnocytophaga canimorsus ... and cats. Around one in 10 people who get infected with the bacteria die, in some cases as quickly as 24 to 72 hours after symptoms ...

A year after losing his lower legs ... told him was a rare case of infection from Capnocytophaga canimorsus-- bacteria that are common in dogs, but can be fatal to humans. The infection turned ...

A 63-year-old man in Germany has died ... and feet, after the same bacteria got into his body. The type of bacterium, capnocytophaga canimorsus, is “completely normal flora of a dog’s mouth ...

An unassuming lick from a dog is being blamed for the death of an otherwise healthy German man ... get infected by Capnocytophaga canimorsus—a normally harmless bacterium—after getting ...

Pet owners are being warned ... The 63-year old man was previously healthy but contracted capnocytophaga canimorsus, a bacterium commonly found in the mouths of dogs and cats.