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3rd person dies from flesh-eating bacteria in Florida

Headline from KRQE Albuquerque

At least two deaths caused by Vibriosis have been reported each year in Florida since 2017.

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  1. WFLA

    3rd person dies in Florida from flesh-eating bacteria: Department of Health (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    Recently updated data from the Florida Department of Health shows that another person has died in the state from the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus.

  2. KRQE Albuquerque

    3rd person dies from flesh-eating bacteria in Florida (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

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    KRQE Albuquerque's feed description

    At least two deaths caused by Vibriosis have been reported each year in Florida since 2017.

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