Vibrio vulnificus -- Worldwide/Unknown
A Virginia woman may lose her finger after contracting a flesh-eating bacterium, _Vibrio vulnificus_, while swimming in a river. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the 61 year old took her grandchildren swimming in the Rappahannock River, a day after her cat had scratched her finger.
Durvin says on Mon 24 Jul 2017, she was in the hospital with a swollen, throbbing hand. She says doctors diagnosed her with a vibrio infection. She says by Wed 26 Jul 2017, her middle finger turned "black
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2vlyGEs
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