A number of cases of flesh-eating Vibrio vulnificus infection has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a health advisory to doctors, laboratories and health departments to be on the alert for such bacterial infections and to see that treatment is provided quickly.
SALT LAKE CITY — A number of cases of flesh-eating Vibrio vulnificus infection has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue ato doctors, laboratories and health departments to be on the alert for such bacterial infections and to see that treatment is provided quickly.
"Many of these infections were acquired after an open wound was exposed to coastal waters in those states. Some of these infections were associated with consumption of raw or undercooked seafood or had unclear etiology," per the CDC. Diagnosis and treatment must be swift because of the speed with which the infection advances, per the CDC.Infections from different species of Vibrio bacteria are common, causing about 80,000 illnesses — most often diarrhea — in the U.S. alone each year. But Vibrio vulnificus is an entirely different story for its ability to cause what the CDC calls "life-threatening infections.
LiveScience reported that while infection is more common on the Gulf Coast, "increased coastal sea surface temperatures and widespread heatwaves this summer have coincided with the reported infections across the East Coast. Indeed, rising coastal water temperatures associated with climate change have been previously linked with increasing rates of Vibrio infections."
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