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According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vibrio infections often result from consuming raw or undercooked oysters and other seafood, but they can also happen when persons with open wounds or cuts come into contact with seawater or brackish water that contains the bacteria.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vibrio infections can also happen when persons with open wounds or cuts come into contact with seawater or brackish water that contains the bacterium. Vibrio infections are frequently linked to eating raw or undercooked oysters and other seafood.
In Connecticut, an infection led to the hospitalization of a total of three people. Three Vibrio vulnificus infections were discovered there, and two of them were wound infections unrelated to seafood. A resident of Connecticut who ate raw oysters at a place outside of the state became ill.
The bacteria is "extraordinarily dangerous," according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, who made the statement after a Long Island resident died as a result of the infection.
According to the CDC, people who contract the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria frequently need urgent care or have to have a limb amputated, and around one in five of them pass away shortly after becoming ill.
According to the CDC:
You can reduce your chance of getting a Vibrio wound infection by following these tips:
If you have a wound (including from a recent surgery, piercing, or tattoo), stay out of saltwater or brackish water, if possible. This includes wading at the beach.
Cover your wound with a waterproof bandage if it could come into contact with saltwater, brackish water, or raw or undercooked seafood and its juices. This contact can happen during everyday activities, such as swimming, fishing, or walking on the beach. It could also happen when a hurricane or storm surge causes flooding.
Wash wounds and cuts thoroughly with soap and water after they have contact with saltwater, brackish water, raw seafood, or its juices.Besides occurring naturally in warm coastal waters, Vibrio vulnificus infections have also been associated with hurricanes, storm surges and coastal flooding.
