Summary
Following the death of an Eastern Shore man from the rare bacterial blood infection Vibrio vulnificus, county health officials are cautioning residents to take steps to prevent the infection.
According to officials, the Talbot County man was healthy until a skin abrasion got infected while he was fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. It is the first confirmed death from a type of Vibrio in at least 25 years.See the full content of this document
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Precautions Can Prevent Vibrio Woes
But there have been 21 Vibrio cases reported in Anne Arundel County in the past 10 years, including four this year, said Elin Jones, a spokesman ...
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