US EditionFlorida Logs Four Deaths from Flesh-Eating Vibrio Vulnificus Bacterium
FLORIDA, JUL 19 – Florida has reported 11 Vibrio vulnificus infections with four deaths this year, a rare but potentially fatal bacterium thriving in warm coastal waters, health officials said.
- In 2025, the Florida Department of Health confirmed four fatalities linked to Vibrio vulnificus in several counties, including Bay, Broward, Hillsborough, and St. Johns.
- These fatalities follow 11 confirmed infections statewide so far this year, with cases linked to exposure to warm, brackish seawater and raw shellfish, particularly after flooding events like Hurricane Milton.
- Experts explained that Vibrio vulnificus thrives in warm coastal waters and infects individuals with open wounds or by ingesting raw shellfish, causing symptoms that can range from gastrointestinal distress to fatal necrotizing fasciitis.
- Dr. John Sinnott remarked that those unfamiliar with coastal environments might be puzzled by the term "brackish water," while Thomas Russo highlighted that warming temperatures are enabling the bacteria's habitat to extend into new, higher-latitude areas.
- The rising cases and deaths suggest ongoing risks during warm months, leading health officials to urge precautions like avoiding floodwaters and thoroughly cooking shellfish to prevent further infections.
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Four people have died in Florida and seven have become ill, due to the increased vibriosis, the disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus, more known as the carne-eating bacterium. It is prospera in salt water and brackish and can cause serious diseases, reports People. It can cause necrotizing fasciitis (severe, violent and sudden, soft tissue infection, predominantly bacterial aetiology, ed) and can lead to amputation. Whoever swims in…
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