Just as residents caught in the path of the devastating Hurricane Ian begin to piece their lives back together, the area has been hit by a spike in cases of a grim 'flesh-eating' infection.
Across Florida, 65 cases of infections from Vibrio vulnificus have been detected so far this year, around double the amount compared to previous years.
Most of these have been in Lee County, the area around the city of Fort Myers where category four Hurricane Ian made landfall.
