Summary

Backgrounders on flesh eating bacteria alert in Pasco County People with open wounds being advised to stay out of certain bodies of water file script: health officials in pasco county are hoping residents heed their warnings officials are urging people who have immune system disorders not to wade in the gulf or shallow sea water canals if they have any cuts this comes after 69-yer old vincent horan died after scratching his leg and then swimming in a canal behind his home officials found his wound was infected with a bacteria known as vibrio vulnificus health officials say people usually get it from eating raw oysters and the risk of catching it is veryhigh in the summer months

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 129452
Story Slug Flesh Eating Bacteria (08/28/1998)
Location Pasco County, FL
Format vosot
Date 08/28/1998
Archive Time 17:01
TRT 1:00
Supers FILE
Video Description Cu of magnified flesh eating bacteria, female sot
Description Backgrounders on flesh eating bacteria alert in Pasco County People with open wounds being advised to stay out of certain bodies of water file script: health officials in pasco county are hoping residents heed their warnings officials are urging people who have immune system disorders not to wade in the gulf or shallow sea water canals if they have any cuts this comes after 69-yer old vincent horan died after scratching his leg and then swimming in a canal behind his home officials found his wound was infected with a bacteria known as vibrio vulnificus health officials say people usually get it from eating raw oysters and the risk of catching it is veryhigh in the summer months
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