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As the global climate warms, flesh-eating bacteria strike new US beaches

Flesh-eating bacteria are invading once untouched US beaches as climate change heats up East Coast oceans – and infections have increased five-fold Water surface temperatures have been rising year-over-year since 1901  Flesh-eating, water-dwelling Vibrio bacteria prefer warmer water  Until recently, the Delaware Bay was too cold for infections – which typically strike those with weakened… Read More »