Flesh eating bacteria: Two adults in western Sydney hospital battling rare and painful infection

By Ashleigh Raper

Two people are being treated in a Western Sydney Hospital for a rare flesh-eating bacteria.

The 57-year-old man and 46-year-old woman contracted nectrotising fasciitis in Polynesia and are in a stable condition in Blacktown Hospital.

While antibiotics are used to combat the condition initially, surgery to remove the infected tissue is the only cure available.

The cases are unrelated and both patients are in a stable condition.

A New South Wales Health statement said there was no risk to the public, and the community should not be alarmed.

This post originally appeared on ABC News.