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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Could Spread To East Coast Beaches As Oceans Warm, New Report Says Flesh-Eating Bacteria Could Spread To East Coast Beaches As Oceans Warm, New Report Says
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Could Spread To East Coast Beaches As Oceans Warm, New Report Says Flesh-eating bacteria that live in the ocean could be spreading to East Coast beaches due to climate change, according to a new report. Vibrio vulnificus, which is typically found in warmer waters above 55 degrees, such as those in the Gulf of Mexico, has been making its way up the coast as ocean waters continue to warm up, the report’s authors found. There have already been five cases of flesh-eating bacterial infections in people exposed to water from the Delaware Bay, according to the report, which was published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine by six authors from Coope…

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