US Edition'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria Vibrio Vulnificus Causes First 2025 Florida Deaths. Here's Where
BALTIC SEA REGION (NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, DENMARK, POLAND, RUSSIA, SWEDEN, LITHUANIA), JUL 14 – Health officials warn of severe infections from Vibrio bacteria in seven Baltic Sea countries amid climate-driven conditions, with cases tripling during heatwaves, ECDC reports.
- Today, the ECDC issued a health alert for swimmers in seven Baltic Sea countries due to Vibrio vulnificus risk.
- Under prolonged heatwaves, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control report noted an uptick in infections in northern Baltic Sea countries.
- The ECDC report detailed that untreated wound infections may lead to necrotising fasciitis, sepsis or limb amputation, and some Vibrio species cause diarrhoea, cramping and nausea and can be fatal.
- Health officials have raised concerns about sea swimming in seven European countries, and officials advise those with open wounds to avoid brackish water and wash with fresh water afterwards.
- Planning ahead, projections indicate Vibrio prevalence is expected to surge this summer, and automated early-warning alerts could notify beachgoers via cell-phone and public advisories.
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Vibrio bacteria spread in European waters. According to experts, the Baltic Sea is particularly considered a risk area – this is behind the warning.
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'Flesh-eating' bacteria Vibrio vulnificus causes first 2025 Florida deaths. Here's where
Eleven people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, and four of them died, according to a report.
·Lakeland, United States
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