Vibrio vulnificus: Forrest County resident is 2nd case in Mississippi
by Staff from Outbreak News Today on (#1NAEB)
Mississippi health officials have reported a second case of Vibrio vulnificus in a resident from Forrest County who contracted the bacterial infection in Mississippi gulf waters. This follows a previous case reported in a Hancock County man. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) says Vibrio vulnificus and other Vibrio bacteria live in warm seawater. Vibrio bacteria can cause ["]