Vibrio Bacteria in Beach Water Can Make You Seriously Ill
Scientific American
JULY 14, 2025
alginolyticus illnesses first appeared outside the Gulf Coast region in 1999, in North Carolina, and were reported as far north as Maine by the end of 2004. This movement accelerated in 2023 and 2024, when deaths linked to V. vulnificus occurred in major cities in New York State, Rhode Island and Connecticut—a striking advance.
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