About 100 cases of Vibrio are reported in the United States each year, according to experts, and about a third of reported cases are fatal.
, there have been 26 cases in the state this year. Two of the five deaths were in Hillsborough County, home of Tampa, with the remaining three deaths confirmed in Pasco, Polk and Sarasota counties.
Thursday. The death in Long Island is still being investigated to determine if the bacteria was encountered in New York waters, the release added.said last month. All three victims were between the ages of 60 to 80 and the two deaths occurred in July, the department said.three North Carolina residents also died
About 100 cases of Vibrio are reported in the United States each year, but because people with mild infections aren't tested, the actual number isn't known, according to the necrotizing fasciitis
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