Overview

• Derek Michael D’Arcy, 64, developed symptoms four days after wading in calf‑deep water with a cut on his leg, his wife said.
• A blood test returned positive for Vibrio three days later, by which time the infection had severely damaged both legs.
• Doctors amputated both legs in an effort to halt the spread, but the infection advanced and he died soon after.
• He was on dialysis, a condition associated with higher risk for severe Vibrio illness.
• State reports show elevated activity this year, including 26 cases and five deaths in Louisiana and four deaths in Florida.