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'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria Vibrio Vulnificus Causes First 2025 Florida Deaths. Here's Where
BALTIC SEA REGION (NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, DENMARK, POLAND, RUSSIA, SWEDEN, LITHUANIA), JUL 14 – Health officials warn of severe infections from Vibrio bacteria in seven Baltic Sea countries amid climate-driven conditions, with cases tripling during heatwav
- The Florida Department of Health reported that eleven people contracted Vibrio vulnificus and four died in Florida as of July 11, 2025.
- This outbreak follows a surge in infections triggered by conditions created after back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton flooded large areas of Florida in late 2024.
- Vibrio vulnificus, a naturally occurring bacteria found in brackish seawater, causes flesh-eating infections that often require intensive care and can lead to rapid death.
- According to the CDC, approximately 20% of those infected with Vibrio vulnificus succumb to the illness, occasionally experiencing fatal outcomes as quickly as one to two days after symptoms begin, while the FDOH reports no indications of transmission between individuals.
- Rising water temperatures and stronger storms linked to climate change are expanding Vibrio infections northward and suggest increasing public health risks requiring improved monitoring and early-warning systems.
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Vibrio bacteria provide care for bathing vacationers. The pathogens can cause severe infections – especially in the case of heat and open wounds.
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Vibrio bacteria spread in European waters. According to experts, the Baltic Sea is particularly considered a risk area – this is behind the warning.
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'Flesh-eating' bacteria Vibrio vulnificus causes first 2025 Florida deaths. Here's where
Eleven people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, and four of them died, according to a report.
·Lakeland, United States
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