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#FleshEatingBacteria kill at least 7 along Gulf Coast. Here's how to protect yourself.
By Mark Strassman, Alex Sunby
August 10, 2026Excerpt: "Researchers as far north as #NewYork have detected the bacteria in waters along the coast. In #Maryland, where over two dozen cases have been confirmed so far this year, health officials warned people to be cautious about swimming in #ChesapeakeBay.
" 'With every year now, because of #ClimateChange, we're seeing it higher and higher in more northerly latitudes,' said Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine."
Read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flesh-eating-bacteria-kill-gulf-coast-how-to-protect-yourself/#Vibrio #WarmingOceans #VibrioVulnificus #FleshEating #StayOutOfTheWater