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

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As Massachusetts warns of potential flesh-eating bacteria in water, no reports in Connecticut

A swimmer got a Vibrio vulnificus infection, likely from exposure to coastal water at Old Silver Beach while swimming in Cape ...
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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 ...

Massachusetts health officials warn about potentially deadly bacteria in coastal waters

Health department officials in Massachusetts are warning the public about a potentially deadly bacteria in coastal waters ...
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Health officials alert public to vibrio bacteria risk on Massachusetts coast

Health officials have issued a warning about Vibrio bacteria in coastal waters after a person was infected, likely at a beach in Buzzards Bay.

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 ...