excerpt: Doctors said Konietzky was exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that quickly spread through his body and shut down his kidneys and liver. Experts said the bacteria lives in warm brackish or seawater. Two cases of the same illness that killed Konietzky, have been reported in Volusia and Flagler counties in the last month. Health officials are now urging people to avoid eating raw shellfish and going into the water with open wounds.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 01:07:19 +0000
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