Is a Flesh-Eating Bacteria to Fear?

Yikes! A flesh-eating bacteria (Vibrio vulnificus) surfaced in Connecticut’s Long Island Sound this summer and led to five reported cases of infection, according to a press release from the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH).

The press release also noted, “All five patients had pre-existing wounds or sustained new wounds during these activities which led to the Vibrio infections.”

Richard Watkins, M.D., an infectious disease physician and professor of internal medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University, recently discussed Vibrio, a bacteria that has nearly a dozen species and is often found in ocean water, with Health.com.

Read more about the rare, flesh-eating bacteria from Health.com.