Scientists warn of rise in potentially fatal bacterial infection due to global warming uniofeastanglia SciReports
Vibrio vulnificus bacteria grow in warm shallow coastal waters and can infect a cut or insect bite during contact with seawater. A new study led by the UK's University of East Anglia shows that the number of V. vulnificus infections along the East Coast of the U.S., a global hotspot for such infections, has gone up from 10 to 80 per year over a 30-year period.
The illness peaks in the summer and sees the bacteria spread rapidly and severely damage the person's flesh. As a result, it is commonly called a"flesh-eating" illness and many people who survive have had limbs amputated. Active control measures could include greater awareness programs for at-risk groups, for example the elderly and individuals with underlying health conditions, and coastal signage during high-risk periods.
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