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'Flesh-eating' bacteria Vibrio vulnificus causes first 2025 Florida deaths. Here's where
Eleven cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, have been reported in Florida in 2025, resulting in four deaths. The bacteria is naturally occurring in brackish seawater and can infect ...
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Are cases of Vibrio vulnificus rising in Florida? Why do they surge in summer waters?
In Florida, four people have died this year after they were exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly bacteria found in warm coastal waters.
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Florida waters most likely to harbor Vibrio vulnificus bacteria
Between 2016 to 2024, an average of 48 Vibrio vulnificus cases and about 11 deaths were reported annually in Florida. In 2022, when Hurricane Ian battered communities along the southwest coast ...
“He’s all of our heroes”: Panama City family mourns loved one who died from Vibrio Vulnificus
A Panama City family is coping with the death of a family member who contracted Vibrio Vulnificus, also known as a ...
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Four dead and 17 hospitalized from Vibrio vulnificus infections in Louisiana. What to know
Four dead and 17 hospitalized from "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in Louisiana waters. What to know about ...
People on alert: Outer Banks crews adapt as 'flesh-eating' Vibrio risk grows
North Carolina is seeing an increase in Vibrio infections, with 59 cases and one death reported through July 31.
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Flesh-Eating Terror: Gulf Coast Rocked by Deadly Vibrio Outbreak, Deaths Spike in Texas, Louisiana, and Florida
Cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, have increased along the Gulf Coast, with fatalities reported.