Bradenton, FL – A 66-year-old man from Bradenton required hospitalization and a leg amputation after contracting Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly bacterial infection commonly referred to as "flesh-eating bacteria." The man, who had been wade fishing along the north shore of Sarasota Bay, is the first reported Vibrio case in Manatee County this year, according to the Florida Department of Health (FDOH).