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PA Patient Has Deadly Flesh Eating Bacterial Infection, Health Dept. Says PA Patient Has Deadly Flesh Eating Bacterial Infection, Health Dept. Says
PA Patient Has Deadly Flesh Eating Bacterial Infection, Health Dept. Says A Pennsylvania resident has a confirmed case of a deadly flesh eating bacterial infection that recently left three people dead in Connecticut and New York. The patient is believed to have been diagnosed with vibrio vulnificus after visiting another state, the Pennsylvania Department of Health told Daily Voice. The infection occurs after consuming raw shellfish or swimming in brackish water, which may be the reason why the PA DOH determined they picked up the infection outside of Pennsylvania. The patient's name, age, and sex, along with the timeline of when the patient contracted Vibrios…

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by Jillian Pikora