Vibrio bacteria thrive in waters that are warm, salt or brackish and tend to cause more infections during the summer months.
Anyone can get vibriosis, but infection is more likely when someone goes swimming in waters with an open wound like a cut, puncture or a scrape, according to the Three Rivers Health District Newsletter for July, recently released by director Brenden Rivenbark.
“Don’t swim in salt or brackish water if you have an open wound,” he advises. “Water shoes can help protect you from sharp rocks, barnacles, crabs and other hazards while in and around the water.”
In Virginia, Vibrios may be found in the ocean, Chesapeake Bay and rivers which….
