I found the article interesting.  Thank you, Steve.  I'm a microbiologist by training and career public health professional who worked in the shellfish and food safety programs.  I would suggest being very careful about getting cuts in salt water environments.  Wearing Nitrile gloves and heavy boots really helps avoid cuts to hands and feet.  If you are immunocompromised, as many older folks are, be extra careful.  If you have a painful, swollen wound after salt-water contact don't wait to have it looked at.  Vibrio vulnificus doesn't take very long to become a nasty infection. Lastly, don't eat raw oysters from warm water sources and be careful to eat crabs soon after cooking.  Some folks cool their cooked crab in salt-water which can lead to re-contamination..  Much better to use fresh-water ice.  Bert Bartleson, Olympia, WA

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Subject: [CONCH-L] Important article for shellers about Vibrio infections

those who spend time in the water or handling shellfish including mollusks should be aware of the risk for Vibrio (flesh-eating bacterial) infections.  Cases in susceptible individuals are now being seen as far north as Delaware Bay, and the risk is always present in warm(er) waters further south as well.  The last paragraph of the below article has a good summary of what shellers should be aware of:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/17/health/climate-change-flesh-eating-bacteria-study/index.html

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