Five people have died so far this year from flesh-eating bacteria, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. Flesh-eating Bacteria Thrives In Saltwater and Marsh Five people in Florida have died from Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria found in raw shellfish or seawater that also killed one Long Island resident and two people in Connecticut this summer, officials have confirmed. The “flesh-eating” bacteria thrive in saltwater … Continue reading Flesh-eating Bacteria Claim Five Lives