Infection
Five people in Tampa Bay killed by flesh-eating bacteria
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Aug
Aug
Five people in Tampa Bay are killed by flesh-eating bacteria as officials warn locals NOT to enter sea with any cuts or grazes on their skin
- There have been 26 reported infections of vibrio vulnificus in Florida so far this year and it is known to lurk in brackish seawater as it requires salt to live
- Around one in five people can die within a day or two of becoming ill when they catch the bacteria
- Two people died in Hillsborough County and one person each in Pasco, Polk and Sarasota
