Vibrio vulnificus -- United States
A Citrus County man who is among the latest to contract flesh-eating bacteria (the cause of necrotizing fasciitis - Mod.LL) says he is grateful to be alive. When he contracted necrotizing fasciitis, he didn't show symptoms for several weeks.
ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska talked to the man from his Citrus County home. After spending nearly 2 weeks in the hospital, he was able to return home on 11 Jul 2019. The man and his wife vacationed in the Panhandle [of Florida] in late May
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6588017&promed&0
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