Florida Reports Dozens of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Victims in the Wake of Hurricane Ian

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Hard-hit Lee County has seen a surge in cases of the serious waterborne infection.

. That’s a huge increase over previous years: 2020 and 2021 saw only 34 cases and 36 cases, respectively..

The Florida Department of Health hasn’t noted how many of these cases came after the hurricaneabnormal increase due to the impacts of Hurricane Ian.”impacted by the storm. Homes, boats, and cars were all inundated under murky water. Residents who were unable to evacuate

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