The Florida Department of Health has reported another case of Vibrio vulnificus, the horrific infection also called “flesh-eating” bacteria, in a Thursday, Nov. 13 morning update.
The new case was in Polk County, the update said, bringing the yearly listed statewide total to 31.
Five people have reportedly died from Vibrio vulnificus so far this year. The deaths occurred in Bay County, Broward County, Hillsborough County and St. John’s County, according to FDOH data…