As Europe's Seas Warm, the 'Flesh-Eating' Vibrio Bacteria Enter Portugal's Summer Beach Picture — What the Science Actually Says and How to Stay Safe
As a sixth heatwave warms Iberian waters, Europe's health authorities are flagging a summer risk from Vibrio, including the 'flesh-eating' V. vulnificus. Portugal's beaches stay graded excellent, but Porto researchers find the bacteria go unmonitored — here is the real risk, and how to stay safe.