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CASES CLIMB IN HILLSBOROUGH, PINELLAS & LEON COUNTIES
Posted on October 28, 2024 4:00 PM by Admin
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Don't Enter the Water With Fresh Cuts or Scrapes.
Data showed that two new bacteria-related deaths occurred in Pinellas County. Cases have increased in Hillsborough, Leon and Pinellas counties, Patch . com reported on Oct. 28, 2024.
Vibrio vulnificus is a gateway to necrotizing fasciitis, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said is a "severe infection in which the flesh around an open wound dies."
"Many people with Vibrio vulnificus infection can get seriously ill and need intensive care or limb amputation. About 1 in 5 people with this infection die, sometimes within a day or two of becoming ill," the CDC added.
State health officials warned people not to enter the water with fresh cuts or scrapes.
In 2023, the bacteria caused 46 cases and 11 people to die, data showed. Last week, Florida health officials reported 74 confirmed cases and 13 related deaths, according to Patch . com.
REF: Posted Mon, Oct 28, 2024 at 9:36 am ET|Updated Mon, Oct 28, 2024 at 9:50 am ET
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