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Flesh-eating bacteria cases are climbing across the Southeast. North Carolina has tallied 59 Vibrio infections and one death this year, while Florida and Louisiana have recorded eight fatalities.


'Flesh-eating' bacteria sends Outer Banks man to ICU as N.C. cases near 60

EARLIER TODAY IN JOHNSON COUNTY, FAIR KILLER. WRAL NEWS, OK, ERIC, THANK YOU. NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT CAROLINA BEACH. A BEAUTIFUL DAY AT THE COAST. >> WITH THE EXTREME HEAT WE'VE SEEN THIS SUMMER. THE OCEAN CERTAINLY HAS BEEN AN INVITING PLACE. BUT NEW TONIGHT, A HEALTH CONCERN. >> IS SHOWING UP ON THE NORTH CAROLINA SHORE. IT'S CALLED VIBRIO BACTERIA LIVING IN COASTAL WATER THAT LIKES HOT OCEAN TEMPERATURES. SOME STRANDS ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN OTHERS EARNING THE NICKNAME THE FLESH EATING BACTERIA THIS YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN 59 CONFIRMED CASES AND SADLY ONE DEATH, WRAL, TALK TO AN EXPERT WRAL'S REALLY. DANNY LEE JOINING US NOW LIVE WITH WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. WILLIS. >> WELL, LENA, AS YOU SAID, THE REAL LIVES IN WARM WATER AND IT THRIVES IN HIGH TEMPERATURES. JUST LIKE THOSE THAT WE EXPERIENCED LAST WEEK THAT MAKES IT ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE STEPPING INTO BEFORE YOU GO TO THE NORTH CAROLINA BEACH. >> THIS YEAR, DOZENS OF CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED OFF OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. RIOS, A TYPE OF BACTERIA THAT LIVES IN ENVIRONMENTS WHERE SALT WATER MIXES WITH FRESH WATER AND THRIVES IN WARM TEMPERATURES. >> AND NOW THE WATER HAS GOTTEN TO THE TEMPERATURE WHERE IT'S FAVORING THAT PARTICULAR SPECIES. PROFESSOR RACHEL NOBLE WORKS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND ENGINEERING AT UNC. SHE TELLS WRAL, WHILE MANY CASES OF HAVE BEEN CAUGHT BY PEOPLE WORKING IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY, IT COULD IMPACT ANYONE SPENDING TIME IN SHALLOW WATER. AND SO IF PEOPLE BECOME EXPOSED TO THE WATER DURING THAT WINDOW OF TIME, WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE RECREATING OR FISHING OR MAYBE THEY'RE WORKING ON THE WATER BECAUSE THEY ARE SEAFOOD, PRODUCER. >> THOSE EXPOSURES CAN REALLY INCREASE. >> ACCORDING TO THE CDC, SOME VERY REAL CASES ARE MORE HARMFUL THAN OTHERS SUCH AS VIBRIO VULNIFICUS, WHICH CAN CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING INFECTIONS. THIS PHOTO WAS SENT TO WRAL BY A FISHERMAN CURRENTLY IN THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL WHO'S BEEN FIGHTING THE INFECTION FOR OVER A WEEK. A SEVERE INFECTION NEAR AN OPEN WOUND CAN CAUSE THE FLESH IN THE AREA TO DIE. THAT'S HOW THEY'RE BUILT THEM. KUZ GOT THE NICKNAME FLESH EATING BACTERIA, PROFESSOR NOBLE ENCOURAGES ANYONE WORKING OR SPENDING EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME IN THE CONDITIONS WERE THE REAL THRIVES TO TAKE SAFETY SERIOUSLY? >> AVOID EXPOSING OPEN WOUNDS TO SALT WATER OR BRACKISH WATER, EVEN A FRESH TATTOO OR A NICK FROM A SHAVING COUNT. IF YOU DO GET IN WASH WITH SOAP AND CLEAN WATER RIGHT AFTER CAN ALSO BE IN RAW SEAFOOD, ESPECIALLY OYSTERS. SO COOK SHELLFISH, THOROUGHLY. >> IN SEVERE CASES OF THE INFECTION CAN GET INTO YOUR BLOODSTREAM IN JUST 6 TO 10 HOURS, PROFESSOR NOBLE ENCOURAGES ANYONE THAT'S HAVING ANY CONCERNS ABOUT A POTENTIAL

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Vibrio vulnificus, known as a flesh-eating bacterium.

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Catholic priest in Johnston County arrested for soliciting prostitution

Johnston County deputies arrested a priest from Saint Ann Catholic Church in Clayton, Clemente Guerrero-Olvera, and charged him with soliciting prostitution. Photo courtesy of the Johnston County Sheriff's Office.

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Morrisville police and firefighters rescued three people after a car crashed Monday evening into a retention pond.

3 people rescued after car plunges into Morrisville pond

A man was arrested on Monday after police officers in Cary said he was secretly recording people at the end of July in the dressing room of a Crossroads shopping center department store.


Man arrested, charged with secretly filming people inside Old Navy dressing room on cellphone

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A new American Cancer Society study reveals firefighters face higher risks of certain cancers.

New study links firefighting to higher cancer death rates

A 32-year-old man was shot Monday afternoon in Goldsboro, prompting an attempted murder investigation.

Goldsboro police investigate attempted murder after Monday shooting

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According to the Harnett County Sheriff's Office, an inmate at the Harnett County Detention Center, Angelo Rene Rivera, escaped from the jail earlier Monday.

Man arrested after escaping Harnett County jail, deputies say

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The Blue Ridge Road and Hillsborough Street project in Raleigh is now slated for completion in 2026.


Soil issues push back Blue Ridge Road project in Raleigh

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Mandolin opened on Fairview Road in 2012. At the time, the farm-to-table restaurant was the fourth eatery to occupy that corner of Fairview and Oberlin Street in a three-year period.


After nearly 14 years, downtown Raleigh restaurant to close its doors

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(CNN) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that members of the Obama administration manufactured intelligence about Russia's 2016 election interference, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Attorney General Bondi orders prosecutors to start grand jury probe into Obama officials over Russia investigation

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In a surprise move during Monday's Durham City Council meeting, developers for the Heritage Square development were allowed to withdraw their rezoning request for the project. The nearly 10-acre plot of land sits next to the Durham Freeway in the heart of the Hayti community.

Developer withdraws controversial rezoning in Hayti community during Durham City Council meeting

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A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report indicates that the tractor-trailer driver involved in a fatal July 2024 crash on Interstate 95 was using his cell phone at the time. Five people died in the crash.

Tractor-trailer driver was using iPhone during July 2024 crash that killed 5, NTSB finds

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Mornings below 70 degrees have been hard to come by this summer thanks to higher humidity. WRAL meteorologist Chris Michaels explains why it's felt so cool lately.

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The Tony-Award-Winning The Lost Colony is the longest running outdoor symphonic drama in the country. Depicting the first English attempts at settlement and celebrating the birth of the first English child born in the United States, The Lost Colony is truly a can't miss show for any North Carolinian.


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Each summer, WRAL, NBC and your local animal shelters partner for a nationwide pet adoption drive that helps find loving homes for animals in need. More than 703,048 pets have found their forever homes since 2015.

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