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Flesh-eating bacteria in US oceans

The temperature of ocean waters around the world continues to rise thanks to climate change, causing potentially disastrous effects to the delicate ecosystem. According to a new report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, five cases of Vibrio vulnificus — a flesh-eating bacteria — have been discovered in the Delaware Bay, boarded by New Jersey and Delaware. V. vulnificus bacteria typically live in brackish water, where the river meets the sea. Up until now, it has...