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Bacteria Found In Long Island Sound Causing Rare Illness In Connecticut, CT DPH Says
Five Long Island Sound swimmers throughout Connecticut have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, a life-threatening infection, in the last three months; between 2010 and 2019, only seven state residents have reported infections, the Connecticut Department of Health said in a new report.
The infection, which can also be contracted by eating undercooked seafood, afflicts those whose open wounds come into contact with salt water, or the juices of raw seafood, containing the bacteria.
Once inside the body, this bacteria can infect the bloodstream causing septicemia and can lead to limb ampu…
