The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to:

• Notify healthcare providers, laboratories, and public health departments about recent reports of fatal Vibrio vulnificus (V. vulnificus) infections, including wound and foodborne infections.
• Urge healthcare professionals to consider V. vulnificus as a possible cause of infected wounds that were exposed to coastal waters, particularly near the Gulf of Mexico or East Coast, and during periods with warmer coastal sea surface temperatures.
• Share important guidance for managing V. vulnificus wound infections.

Additional information about Vibrio infections, including those due to V. vulnificus, can be found on the newly updated CDPH Vibriosis website: Vibriosis (ca.gov). Healthcare providers in California should report cases to their local public health department. 

The entire CDC Health Update is available at the following link: https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2023/han00497.asp

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