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applegrove

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4. I used AI:

Reply to WestMichRad (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 05:27 PM

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"So rather than a single river or lake, it's coastal estuaries, bays, and brackish river-mouths along the Gulf and Atlantic — exposure typically comes from wading, swimming, or wound contact in that warm salty/brackish water, or from eating raw shellfish harvested there".

Applegrove: I don't use AI for the DU but this is important. AI does science okay.

Also:

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/h...
— The happy ðŸ¦Š (@serfoxtail.bsky.social) 2026-07-01T18:30:23.531Z

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/how-to-protect-yourself-from-vibrio-vulnificus-the-bacteria-found-in-some-coastal-waters/

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Flesh eating bacteria in multiple US waterways. Thanks RFK Jr. [View all] applegrove Wednesday OP

Is there an authoritative source WestMichRad Wednesday #1

I used AI: applegrove Wednesday #4

From 2025: So far this year, there have been approximately 82 confirmed cases in 18 states chowder66 Wednesday #6

2026 article chowder66 Wednesday #10

Yeah and these numbers are hard to come by, now that the CDC has been gutted. ReRe Wednesday #11

need to get rid of shitstain dave99 Wednesday #2

Maybe the bacteria can do it for us. wnylib Wednesday #15

You can assume any southern fresh water has flesh-eating bacteria. Ritabert Wednesday #3

Brackish water on the Atlantic and Gulf. applegrove Wednesday #5

Yes. I haven't been in fresh water aside from a swimming pool in years. Ritabert Wednesday #7

Scary. applegrove Wednesday #8

Yes! Ritabert Wednesday #14

Wow, the Florida tourism campaign writes itself: tanyev Wednesday #9

Why you hatin' on other other Gulf States? Igel Wednesday #16

...and alligators Ponietz Wednesday #12

A big thank you to everyone who responded with additional information! WestMichRad Wednesday #13