vulnificus

Just because drought in California is much more serious problem than Vibrio vulnificus in the Baltic Sea doesn't mean we should disregard bacterias altogether.

I like my chances with raw oysters (vibrio) over raw milk (listeria), and as an infectious disease geek, vibro vulnificus terrifies me.

> flesh eating bacteria That is vibrio vulnificus [2] or a bunch of other bacteria which love brackish water [3].

Lobsters: Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio cholera.

>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday issued a national alert warning health-care professionals to watch out for infections of Vibrio vulnificus, a rare flesh-eating bacteria that has killed at least 13 people on the Eastern Seaboard this year.

According to the Wikipedia link to the bacteria posted in another comment: "Vibrio vulnificus is the most common cause of death due to seafood in the United States, causing over 95% of deaths that are known to have occurred due to ingested seafood." No, this seems to affect raw or undercooked seafood in general.

According to the Wikipedia link to the bacteria posted in another comment: "Vibrio vulnificus is the most common cause of death due to seafood in the United States, causing over 95% of deaths that are known to have occurred due to ingested seafood." No, this seems to affect raw or undercooked seafood in general.