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4 dead, including 1 in Hillsborough County as health officials warn of flesh-eating bacteria  wtsp.com Four people dead in Florida from flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters  Fox News Signs, symptoms and prevention of flesh-eating bacterial infection  News4JAX 4 dead after contracting flesh-eating bacteria in Florida in 2025  WKMG Rare Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 4 People in Sunshine State  The Daily Beast Source link

HILLSBOROUGH CO., Fla. — The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) announced that one person in Hillsborough County has died from a flesh-eating bacteria called “Vibrio vulnificus.” FDOH reported there have been 11 confirmed cases in Florida this year, and four people have died so far. Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium normally lives in warm seawater, and infections are rare, according …