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Florida has reported 25 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating" bacteria, and five related deaths so far this year.

The bacteria is found in warm, brackish seawater and can infect humans through open wounds or by eating raw seafood.

Infections can lead to severe tissue damage, limb amputation, and can be fatal, sometimes within a day or two.

Cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria , continue to surge in Florida with two more cases reported Sept. 4 by the state Department of Health .

That makes 25 cases so far this year. The two new cases were in Escambia County and Volusia County. according to FDOH data. The number of Vibrio vulnificus-related deaths this year has remained steady at five.

The five deaths happened in Bay, Broward

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