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Flesh-eating bacteria infections: States alert beachgoers to Vibrio vulnificus threat

Flesh-eating bacteria infections: States alert beachgoers to Vibrio vulnificus threat

NEW YORK (AP) — States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Vibrio vulnificus are becoming an annual threat along the Gulf Coast and — increasingly — up the Eastern Seaboard. People should listen to the warnings, said Bernie Stewart, a 65-year-old retired bounty hunter in Florida who counts …

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