About a dozen Vibrio species can cause human illness, known as vibriosis.
About a dozen Vibrio species can cause human illness, known as vibriosis.
Vibriosis causes an estimated 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths in the United States every year.
People with vibriosis become infected by consuming raw or undercooked seafood or exposing
a wound to seawater.
Most infections occur from May through October when water
temperatures are warmer.
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