Florida health authorities have officially confirmed the state's first fatality of 2026 linked to Vibrio vulnificus, a naturally occurring ‘flesh-eating bacteria’. This specific death involved a resident of Palm Beach County aged between 80-84 years.

Esta bacteria, que se alimenta de carne humana, vive en aguas marinas cálidas y también puede contraerse al consumir mariscos crudos en concha.

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