TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Department of Health reported the first “flesh-eating” bacteria death of the year on Thursday.
The FDOH’s website showed there have been 11 confirmed cases of Vibrio vulnificus this year.
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The latest update from health officials showed one death in Palm Beach County.
Here’s a look at where cases have been reported in Florida this year:
Vibrio vulnificus is a naturally occurring bacterium in warm, brackish seawater. The FDOH said most people get it by eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters…