Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Rare Disease, Especially for the Healthy | CDC Features
Recent media stories about 'flesh-eating' bacteria may have you worried. But CDC's cutting-edge tracking methods, like Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs), show no rise in annual cases.
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- SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/Features/NecrotizingFasciitis/index.html
- Syndication ID: 858
- Language: English
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Date Syndication Captured: Saturday, February 01, 2014 at 01:59 AM
- Date Syndication Updated: Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 01:21 AM
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