Vibrio vulnificus -- United States
According to the Mobile County Health Department, a person reported contracting _Vibrio_ bacteria while in water near Gulf Shores. This is the first confirmed case in Mobile County in 2021.
_Vibrio [vulnificus_] sometimes called a flesh-eating bacterium, naturally lives in certain coastal waters but can appear in higher concentrations when water temperatures are warmer between May and October. It can enter the body through a break in the skin and from consuming contaminated seafood,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8613997&promed&0
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