Ten people have died in the U.S. this year, mostly in Florida and Louisiana, from Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating" bacteria that spreads through seawater and shellfish.

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This brings the number of cases of those infected this year up to three in Bay County, with two deaths. Statewide, there have been 23 infections and five deaths from vibrio vulnificus.

Cases of the deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise in the United States, especially in the Southeast. At least ten people have already died this year from infections with ...