Man-eating bacteria: a sharp rise in infections in the US state of Florida

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Efforts to clean up Florida from the effects of Hurricane Ian continue so far

A county in Florida, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Ian last month, has seen an increase in the number of cases and deaths from the human flesh-eating bacteria.

Officials in Lee County, which was the meeting point of the Category 4 storm with land on September 28, confirmed that the number of infections with this type of bacteria reached 29 cases, in addition to four deaths.

And discovered those cases, with the exception of only two cases, following the hurricane that swept the region.

Vibrio faltifix infection is transmitted by the entry of this type of bacteria into the body through open cut wounds.

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