Cape Cod swimmer infected with 'flesh-eating' disease bacteria | NYGazet

Vibrio vulnificus infections are most common in the Gulf Coast but rising water temperatures are contributing to more cases further north.

Old Silver Beach remains open, according to the agency. The person was infected after swimming at Old Silver Beach in Falmouth on Friday. The Falmouth Health Department described the person as “an older individual” who had “an exposed wound. ” After ... [3680 chars]