Alabama: Mobile County sees 7th Vibrio case in patient with necrotizing fasciitis
The seventh case of Vibrio involving a Mobile County resident during 2017 has been reported to the Mobile County Health Department. The individual was in the Dog River area. The patient is recovering in a local hospital from the serious bacterial skin infection necrotizing fasciitis.
Of the more than 70 species of Vibrio that exist, the exact species in this case has not yet been identified. Test results do confirm it is non cholera.
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