Hochul said that Vibriosis is caused by several species of bacteria, including the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, which occurs naturally in saltwater coastal environments.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-health/new-york-state-department-releases-guidance-after-3-dead-from-flesh-eating-bacteria-in-new-york-connecticut/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-york-state-department-releases-guidance-after-3-dead-from-flesh-eat

Last year, there were 74 Vibrio vulnificus cases and 17 deaths in Florida.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/11/19/researchers-find-high-counts-of-flesh-eating-bacteria-in-gulf-waters-after-ian/

Vibrio vulnificus — a bacteria that got its moniker as a flesh-eater from its ability to kill healthy tissue around a wound — flourishes in brackish floodwaters that can linger after a hurricane’s storm surge is long gone.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/11/19/researchers-find-high-counts-of-flesh-eating-bacteria-in-gulf-waters-after-ian/