Vibrio vulnificus -- United States
Florida resident has contracted a rare-but-deadly bacterial infection, officials with the Florida Department of Health confirmed [Mon 14 Aug 2017]. The resident of Escambia county caught the extremely virulent _Vibrio vulnificus_ bacterium, though officials have not said how.
_V. vulnificus_ is a found in salty, warm water and can enter the body through open wounds or from eating raw or undercooked shellfish.
Infections are rare, but often fatal, with around one quarter of those infected
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2vEC6kH
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