Eight confirmed deaths in Florida after flesh-eating bacteria infects 13
Louisiana has also reported an outbreak of Vibrio vulnificus, with 17 cases recorded in 2025.
A boat of a Burmese pythons hunter is seen in the Everglades' swamps during the 2020 Python Challenge Python Bowl in Big Cypress National Preserve near Ochopee, Florida, U.S. January 15, 2020(photo credit: MARCO BELLO/REUTERS)ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
