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Case tracker: Here is where flesh-eating bacteria cases have been reported in the US
Health officials in Florida confirmed the state's first death from the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus. Vibrio infections have also been reported in Alabama and Connecticut this year.
Bryan Norcross: Hurricane history 100 years ago today in South Florida plus a Fausto update
By the morning of July 27, 1926, the destructive Nassau Hurricane was heading northbound offshore of Fort Lauderdale. Winds were still lashing the beach areas and increasing in Palm Beach County and other points north on the Florida East Coast.
Deadly infection: Florida reports first rare, flesh-eating bacteria death of the year
The flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus — is a rare and potentially deadly bacteria that naturally occurs in warm saltwater and brackish water. However, the Florida Department of Health said most people get vibriosis by eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters.
Burmese python population booms near popular Florida tourist area, prompting higher conservation presence
Experts across the Sunshine State are monitoring an increasing presence of the deadly Burmese Python in the Everglades.