How the latest ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ outbreaks unfolded

In recent years, deaths linked to the ‘flesh-eating’ bacterium Vibrio vulnificus and group A streptococcus have increased in the United States, Europe and Asia. Warmer seas have allowed Vibrio to spread beyond the Baltic to parts of the North Sea and the Mediterranean.

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