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Infections with Vibrio vulnificus, bacteria found in raw oysters, may be rising in US
TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoInfections with vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters and raw...
CDC warns flesh-eating bacteria vibrio found post-hurricane waters
NBC News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe CDC warned that the flesh-eating bacteria vibrio vulnificus can linger in floodwaters after...
Vibrio bacteria could be in Florida sargassum seaweed. How to prevent getting an infection
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHeadlines about flesh-eating bacteria in Florida is another reminder that the state just can’t have...
What is vibrio ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria — and why is it surging in Florida after Ian?
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoFlorida set a record number of cases of vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that can live in coastal...
Man dies after contracting Vibrio vulnificus bacteria from fresh oysters in Texas restaurant
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA man visiting Galveston, Texas died after eating raw oysters late last month. The death is believed...
Hurricane Ian and Vibrio bacteria: Storm spiked the microbe, Florida researchers found
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt may be rare, but Vibrio vulnificus is nothing to mess around with. Just ask Terry Brennen, a Cape...
CDC health warning issued after 5 killed by 'flesh-eating' bacteria across East Coast
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoVibrio vulnificus infections normally occur in warmer waters in the Gulf Coast, but rising global...
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections are on the Rise. Here's How to Protect Yourself
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 9 months agoVibrio bacteria can cause gastrointestinal distress, severe wound infections, and death. People with...
Is It Safe To Eat Raw Oysters? TikTok Calls Attention To Vibrio Infections.
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere are some risks associated with eating raw oysters. In a viral TikTok video with 2.2 million...
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Washing Ashore in Florida — and Plastic Is to Blame
People via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe virulent Vibrio bacteria thrives in plastic, which intermingles with seaweed-like Sargassum...