by professorpan » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:07 pm
Cholera-related bacteria kills 5<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/07/news.update/index.html">www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/07...index.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>ATLANTA (CNN) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that five people have died in the area hit by Hurricane Katrina after becoming infected with Vibrio vulnificus, typically a more benign relative of the bacteria that cause cholera.<br><br>One of the fatalities occurred in Texas; the other four were in Mississippi, said CDC spokesman Tom Skinner.<br><br>Those who died were either elderly or had chronic health conditions. (Posted 12:36 a.m.) <p></p><i></i>
