Vibrio vulnificus

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Vibrios

Vibrio vulnificus: What is it?

Habitat

Optimal Conditions

Illnesses Caused by
Vibrio vulnificus

Infective Dose

Clinical Diagnosis

Diagnosis

Wound infections

Gastroenteritis

Primary Septicemia

Symptomology

Key Characteristics

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Treatment

People at High Risk

Who’s getting sick?

Composite Sketch of the Victim

Restaurant or Home “Cooked”

Comparative Risk

A Typical Case

Prevention

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Vibrio vulnificus, Florida,  2000

Investigation

Epidemiological Investigation

Traceback Investigation

Barriers to Traceback of Shellfish

Information Coordination

Recommendations for Clinicians