Four people have died in Florida this year after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus, according to state health officials.
The most recent fatal case was reported in Hillsborough County, which includes the Tampa area. The Florida Department of Health did not disclose how the individual became infected.
Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that naturally lives in warm, coastal seawater. Infections are rare, but potentially deadly…