Vibrio vulnificus cases have risen to 80 following the widespread flooding from back-to-back hurricanes, surpassing the ...

As of Sunday, Oct. 20, there have been 74 cases of Vibrio vulnificus so far in 2024, according to data from the Florida Department of Health, tying the number of cases in 2022 when Hurricane Ian ...

such as Vibrio vulnificus, which can be life-threatening,” the agency said. According to the latest update from the Florida Department of Health as of October 18, so far this year, in the ...

Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria, increases in concentration during flooding. Hurricane Helene left not only a path of destruction after landing in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, but also a rise ...

If Vibrio vulnificus bacteria infects a person, such as by floodwaters coming in contact with a cut or other open wound, it can cause the skin and soft tissue around the wound to quickly break down.

Floodwaters seen in the city of St. Augustine caused by Hurricane Milton. © elpo11o via Getty Hurricanes Helene and Milton have left something particularly nasty ...

The data also shows 13 deaths statewide linked to vibrio vulnificus infections so far this year. The 74 cases ties a record 74 cases in 2022 associated to Hurricane Ian and other devastating ...

If Vibrio vulnificus bacteria infects a person, such as by floodwaters coming in contact with a cut or other open wound, it can cause the skin and soft tissue around the wound to quickly break down.

Nationwide, vibriosis from Vibrio vulnificus and other Vibrio bacteria causes an estimated 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Florida health officials are reporting an increase in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that can lead to flesh-eating infections, following recent hurricanes. In an update Friday, data from ...