Vibrio vulnificus epidemiology and risk factors for mortality in the United States, 2000–2022

BACKGROUND: epidemiology and identified risk factors for mortality. METHODS: Illness Surveillance (COVIS) system from 2000 to 2022, patient characteristics and medical outcomes were described by foodborne vs. non-foodborne transmission routes. Risk factors for mortality were identified using multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: infections confer a substantial and increasing public health burden in the United States. Non-foodborne transmission caused 2.5 times more cases, and foodborne transmission caused 30% more deaths and had >3 times higher fatality rate. Identifying risk factors for mortality can inform public health and medical interventions.