More than three weeks after Hurricane Ian sent seawater surging inland, some coastal Floridians are contending with another, less visible threat: a salt-loving microbe commonly found in warm bodies of water that has claimed 11 lives and is responsible for 64 infections so far this year. And 26 of those cases occurred in Lee County since Ian barreled ashore.
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