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Flesh-eating bacteria: Vibrio vulnificus cases, which cause necrotizing fasciitis, rising due to climate change, scientists say

Flesh-eating bacteria: Vibrio vulnificus cases, which cause necrotizing fasciitis, rising due to climate change, scientists say

NEW ORLEANS — Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19-foot boat, preparing crab traps for his grandchildren just like he had done thousands of times before. This time, he noticed a tiny scratch on his leg – a scratch that nearly cost him his life. …

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