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Seventh Case of Vibrio Confirmed Near Dog River in Mobile County
WKRG Staff Published: October 2, 2017, 2:04 pm Updated: October 2, 2017, 4:30 pm
MOBILE, AL (WKRG) ? A seventh case of vibrio has been confirmed in Mobile County. This is the first flesh-eating bacteria case in the county.
The Mobile County Health Department says the individual contracted an unknown vibrio species near Dog River. The patient is recovering in a local hospital from the serious bacterial skin infection necrotizing fasciitis.
?Of the more than 70 species of Vibrio that exist, the exact species in this case has not yet been identified,? said the Health Department in a statement. ?Test results do confirm it is non cholera.?...
Seventh Case of Vibrio Confirmed Near Dog River in Mobile County
WKRG Staff Published: October 2, 2017, 2:04 pm Updated: October 2, 2017, 4:30 pm
MOBILE, AL (WKRG) ? A seventh case of vibrio has been confirmed in Mobile County. This is the first flesh-eating bacteria case in the county.
The Mobile County Health Department says the individual contracted an unknown vibrio species near Dog River. The patient is recovering in a local hospital from the serious bacterial skin infection necrotizing fasciitis.
?Of the more than 70 species of Vibrio that exist, the exact species in this case has not yet been identified,? said the Health Department in a statement. ?Test results do confirm it is non cholera.?...