Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Health

'Flesh-eating' bacteria leads to four deaths in Florida this year, health department reports

Rick Mayer

The deaths caused by Vibrio vulnificus bacterium were in Hillsborough, Bay, Broward and St. Johns counties, according to the Florida Department of Health.

Hurricane Ian, which made landfall in Lee County on Sept. 28, 2022, made enough of a mess that Lee County health officials are still worried about dangerous debris and a rare waterborne illness

Environment

Lee County Health officials: stay out of the water, and be wary on the beaches

Tom Bayles

Four months after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida state health officials are once again warning beachgoers to stay out of the water, but this time their alert says stay off the sand, too. Shards of debris have been washed onto beaches and lawns, and there is a spike in the number of cases of the very dangerous "flesh-eating bacteria."

Man Dies Of Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Florida Vacation

The Associated Press

The Associated Press A Tennessee man died this week after being infected with a flesh-eating bacteria during a trip to a Florida beach. According to...