Vibrio vulnificus lives in warm, salty or brackish water and comes from the same family as the bacteria that causes cholera.
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3 people have died after infection with rare flesh-eating bacteria in Connecticut and New York
At least three people have died in Connecticut and New York after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacteria that can be found in warm, brackish waters or raw shellfish, officials confirmed Wednesday.
