US EditionMan dies from flesh-eating bacteria he got from scraping leg on boat, family says
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The death of Basil Kennedy, a 77-year-old navigator and well-known figure in Gulf yachting, has once again raised the alarm about Vibrio vulnificus, called “flesh eating bacteria” or “carnivorous bacteria”, microorganisms that live naturally in salty and brackish waters, and that can cause serious and potentially fatal infections. Kennedy suffered a small scratch on his leg when he brushed the trailer of his boat in front of his house. His famil…
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A deadly, “flesh-eating” bacteria is seeing an alarming surge along the U.S. Gulf Coast, with warmer coastal waters expanding where the pathogen thrives. The warnings come after a Mississippi man died from Vibrio vulnificus—one of several U.S. deaths reported this season—leaving health officials concerned and beachgoers on alert. (Washington Post; WVUE FOX8) The bacteria can cause life-threatening wound infections after exposure to salt or brack…
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