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Cape Cod Swimmer Contracts Vibrio Vulnificus: What To Know About The Infection

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New coastal health warning over rare case of potentially deadly bacteria in New England

A potentially deadly bacteria has infected a person in Massachusetts, public health officials said Wednesday, warning people ...

Dad Dies From Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Scratching His Leg on Boat Trailer in Front of His House

Basil Kennedy died from the waterborne Vibrio bacteria, but his family says there needs to be "education and knowledge," not ...

It’s further evidence that climate change really is the worst.

A bacteria that can cause flesh-eating infections is attracted to warmer ocean temperatures. A Cape swimmer was recently ...
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Quick Takes: Brain-eating ameba in Missouri, Vibrio alert in Massachusetts, NYC Legionnaires outbreak

Missouri health officials have announced a lab-confirmed a case of Naegleria fowleri infection, which can destroy brain ...

Albuquerque health officials say to avoid raw shellfish due to increase in Vibrio infections nationwide

Vibrio infections are on the rise in some coastal states, such as Florida and Louisiana. It’s a bacteria that primarily ...

Flesh-eating bacteria have caused several deaths in Florida and Louisiana this summer. How to reduce your risk of Vibrio vulnificus infection before swimming in t…

A flesh-eating bacteria, known as Vibrio vulnificus, has caused several deaths in Florida and Louisiana this summer. Though ...