A deadly bacteria is creeping up the Atlantic Coast. How worried should you be?

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By Zoya TeirsteinApr 22, 2026, 4:45 am362 ptsTop
Bailey Magers and Sunil Kumar cut strange figures on Pensacola Beach. Bags of disinfectant solution surrounded them on the white sand; their gloved hands juggled test tubes while layers of rubber and plastic shielded their skin from the elements. As the two organized their seawater samples on the popular…

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