Five people are confirmed dead in the Tampa Bay area due to a rare, flesh-eating bacteria in the waters.
According to Florida Health, Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that naturally occurs in warm, brackish seawater and requires salt.
3 deaths attributed to the bacteria were also reported in New York and Connecticut. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vibrio-vulnificus-3-dead-rare-bacterial-infection-new-york-connecticut/
First malaria, then leprosy, now this. Florida, I’d ask if you’re ok, but clearly you’re not.
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