Posted on 10/25/2005 4:55:47 PM PDT by blam
Edited on 10/25/2005 6:14:32 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, open wounds exposed to brackish seawater along the Gulf Coast have led to six deaths and 24 other severe infections from Vibrio bacteria, report researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
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