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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 …

Flesh-eating bacteria now in Cape Cod, Massachusetts  Boing Boing Flesh-eating bacteria case in Cape Cod prompts public health alert: What to know  USA Today Cape Cod Swimmer Infected with Flesh-Eating Bacteria  People.com Massachusetts health officials warn about potentially deadly bacteria in coastal waters  NBC News Massachusetts health alert ties rare infection to Buzzards Bay waters  The New Bedford Light Source link

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies, ramping up its efforts to keep flesh-eating maggots in Mexico from crossing the border and damaging the American cattle industry. Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture hopes to be producing and releasing sterile male New World screwworm …

In Texas cattle country, ranchers brace for flesh-eating screwworms  Reuters Gov. Abbott, USDA Secretary to discuss threat, prevention of New World screwworm  KSAT Mexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a tiny parasite ravages their cattle exports to the US  Chicago Tribune Mexican Ranchers Hit by Flesh-Eating Screwworm Want Action on Cattle Smuggling  U.S. News & World Report United effort in the fight against New …

That’s where climate change comes in, making New England waters friendlier for the potentially deadly bacteria. “With warmer water temperatures moving further north, it allows Vibrios to survive, during summer months in particular, at higher latitudes than it had previously,” said Hamer. And the water is warmer. Midsummer ocean temperatures were about 2.75 degrees warmer in the period from 2021 …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is warning residents and visitors about a dangerous bacterium that can cause a flesh-eating disease in a person who was swimming at a Cape Cod beach. A rare case of Vibrio vulnificus infection — a dangerous bacterium more commonly found in Gulf Coast states — was detected in a person who swam at a …

The state advisory sought to alert “residents and visitors to the potential danger of Vibrio bacteria in coastal waters,” according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Those who consume contaminated shellfish can also contract the disease, the advisory said, but no such cases have been confirmed in Massachusetts as of this year. The alert was prompted by the confirmation …

The Gulf Coast has seen a rise in infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a deadly pathogen found in warm saltwater and raw shellfish known for its ability to rapidly infect and destroy skin and tissue. So far this year, the bacteria has been linked to over 70 infections and nine deaths across Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas. Louisiana accounts …

Lifelong boat captain George Billiris says he’s lucky to be alive after Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called “flesh-eating” bacteria that lurks in warm coastal waters like those along Florida’s Gulf Coast, nearly killed him. “I started to get chills, feverish, my leg was swelling, burning,” the third-generation sponge fisherman told CBS News. Billiris was wading in the water while fishing with …

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Eight deaths have been reported in Florida due to a “flesh-eating” bacterial infection, according to state health officials. The Florida Department of Health has confirmed 13 total cases of Vibrio vulnificus across 11 counties, as reported by local outlets. Last year, the state reported even higher numbers: 82 cases and 19 deaths. DEADLY BACTERIAL OUTBREAK INFECTS …