Flesh-eating bacteria death toll reaches double digits across US as infections surge
5 news sources are covering this Health story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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"Flesh-eating bacteria death toll reaches double digits across US as infections surge" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Hilton Head Island Packet, Pensacola News Journal, Texas A&M and Yahoo Health. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 8h ago.
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Coverage (6)
- Tampa Bay Times: As coastal waters warm, expect more flesh-eating bacteria University of Florida · 4d ago
- Rare, deadly bacteria found in SC coastal waters. Here’s what we know Hilton Head Island Packet · 4d ago
- Florida Vibrio vulnificus infections rise. Where new cases were reported Pensacola News Journal · 4d ago
- No fiction needed: Vibrio vulnificus infections scary enough already Texas A&M · 4d ago
- Rare 'flesh-eating' bacteria causes 9 deaths this season. See where Yahoo Health · 4d ago
- Bacteria living in coastal waters reported in SC, doctor explains risks Live 5 News · 4d ago
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