Louisiana warns beachgoers as Vibrio infections surge in coastal waters
TL;DR
Louisiana is reporting a surge in Vibrio vulnificus infections with nine cases and five deaths so far this year, prompting health officials to urge precautions for wounds exposed to brackish or saltwater and highlighting climate-driven northward spread that could increase risk along the Gulf Coast.
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- Louisiana warns beachgoers amid surge in flesh-eating bacteria infections The Guardian
- Louisiana health officials warn of vibrio case rise axios.com
- Outbreak of Vibrio Vulnificus, a Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Kills 5 in Louisiana The New York Times
- Louisiana warns against flesh-eating bacteria after five deaths nbcnews.com
- Florida reports another death from flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus WFLA
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