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Deadly flesh-eating bacteria spread across beaches... as cases surge in terrifying rise

Deadly flesh-eating bacteria spread across beaches... as cases surge in terrifying rise
health8/8/2025

The threat from flesh-eating bacteria in beaches and rivers is growing by the week, with reported cases now in the double digits and deaths rising alongside them.

The threat posed by flesh-eating bacteria lurking on beaches and in rivers this summer is looming larger by the week, as cases climb into the double digits and deaths are following suit. Vibrio vulnificus eats away at tissues in the skin until they s... [4944 chars]