As of October 25, 2024, there have been 77 cases and 15 deaths, up from 46 cases and 11 deaths in 2023. Vibrio are a group of marine bacteria that thrive in warm, brackish waters—where fresh water ...

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a Gram-negative, halophilic bacterium prevalent in marine environments and ... where early detection of pathogens is crucial for preventing illness.

All behave as opportunistic pathogens ... to grow Vibrio cholera, the bacteria that causes cholera, on shrimp shells, the substrate on which bacteria often grow in their marine environment.