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Rare, flesh-eating bacteria has killed 5 in Tampa Bay area since January
https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/rare-flesh-eating-bacteria-kills-5-in-tampa-bay-area/Five people are confirmed dead in the Tampa Bay area due to a rare, flesh-eating bacteria in the waters.
According to Florida Health, Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that naturally occurs in warm, brackish seawater and requires salt.
3 deaths attributed to the bacteria were also reported in New York and Connecticut. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vibrio-vulnificus-3-dead-rare-bacterial-infection-new-york-connecticut/
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