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News alert: A deadly flesh-eating bacteria is thriving on the East Coast as climate warms, research shows

A flesh-eating bacteria that kills roughly 20% of its victims is expanding far beyond its original Gulf Coast home, working its way up the East Coast at about 30 miles per year. While still rare, infections from Vibrio vulnificus have increased eight-fold between 1988 and 2018, as the climate has warmed, research says.


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A flesh-eating bacteria that kills roughly 20% of its victims is expanding far beyond its original Gulf Coast home, working its way up the East Coast at about 30 miles per year. While still rare, infections from Vibrio vulnificus have increased eight-fold between 1988 and 2018, as the climate has warmed, research says. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
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Saturday, March 25
A deadly flesh-eating bacteria is thriving on the East Coast as climate warms, research shows
A flesh-eating bacteria that kills roughly 20% of its victims is expanding far beyond its original Gulf Coast home, working its way up the East Coast at about 30 miles per year. While still rare, infections from Vibrio vulnificus have increased eight-fold between 1988 and 2018, as the climate has warmed, research says.
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