flesh-eating bacteria

A range of peer-reviewed academic papers are reporting Vibrio vulnificus is prevalent on beaches due to climate change, warming oceans and its endemic population.

Researchers used DNA samples and findings to conclude the presence of two particularly concerning species in coastal waters: Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus.

He says most of the human population is not susceptible to infection from Vibrio vulnificus, but those with open wounds or certain conditions should avoid warm, brackish water.

The health department says 26 cases of Vibrio vulnificus have been confirmed statewide this year, with two deaths in Hillsborough County, and one each in Pasco, Polk and Sarasota counties.

People are being warned after FAU researchers find that Vibrio bacteria is aggressively sticking to plastic particles in the Sargassum seaweed.

The Florida Department of Health reports 28 cases and six deaths in Lee County from Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterial infection that thrives in warm, brackish water.

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The Twitterverse is blowing up with claims that Florida has a "flesh-eating" bacteria but state health officials are trying to tamp down what they say...

Researchers have discovered the presence of flesh-eating bacteria in the St. John’s River. But though it was responsible for 11 deaths last year, it is…