Hannu Ikonen, MD<p>CDC issues alert on potentially deadly invasive bacteria in southern gulf states</p><p>"Researchers have discovered a foreign microbe so deadly it’s considered a bioterrorism agent growing wild in the U.S. – specifically in states along the Gulf of Mexico.” Researchers have detected “it in Mississippi and Texas, but in fresh water and soil.” </p><p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/21/what-to-know-deadly-bacteria-in-gulf-area-soil-water/70343716007/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/news/nation</span><span class="invisible">/2023/06/21/what-to-know-deadly-bacteria-in-gulf-area-soil-water/70343716007/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/infectiousdisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdisease</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/SamePictureMeme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SamePictureMeme</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a></p>