Three confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria in Mobile

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Vibrio Vulnificus –better known as flesh-eating bacteria — has reached Mobile.
Barbara Gibbs with the Mobile Health Department says they have two confirmed cases that were related to open wounds being exposed to the water around Mobile and one case is from eating raw oysters in another state.
Vibrio usually shows up in the summer months. It’s a bacteria that is naturally occurring in warmer water. Those exposed to it will see symptoms within 24-72 ho