Woman contracts flesh-eating bacteria in Gulf of Mexico; how to avoid Vibrio vulnificus - WPXI Pittsburgh

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Woman contracts flesh-eating bacteria in Gulf of Mexico; how to avoid Vibrio vulnificus WPXI Pittsburgh A 70-year-old Mississippi woman spent nearly two weeks in the hospital and underwent several surgeries in order to save her hand after she contracted a flesh-eating bacteria while fishing in the Gulf of Mexico off the municipal pier near Fairhope, Alabama. MCHD: 3 confirmed cases of flesh eating bacteria in Mobile Count - FOX10 News | WALAFOX10 News all 34 news articles »

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