{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":472324,"platform":"mastodon","region":"global","key":"fort myers man nearly loses leg to flesh-eating bacteria after fishing | lee county https://www. flakefood.com/919750/fo","title":"Fort Myers man nearly loses leg to flesh-eating bacteria after fishing | Lee County https://www. flakefood.com/919750/fo","url":"https://vive.im/@flakefood/117358028734857455","first_seen":"2026-09-30T10:28:48.488797Z","last_seen":"2026-09-30T14:34:47.937752Z","last_rank":5,"peak_rank":4,"last_volume":2,"peak_volume":2,"seen_count":4,"score":71.12,"category_hint":"medicine","section":"health","category":"medicine","summary":"A man from Fort Myers, Florida, developed a severe infection from flesh-eating bacteria after going fishing, and doctors reportedly came close to amputating his leg. The case is drawing attention in Lee County as a warning about vibrio bacteria in warm coastal waters, where the infection can enter through cuts and turn life-threatening within hours.","why":"Concern over dangerous bacterial infections in Florida's warm coastal waters during the current season","tone":"negative","entities":["Fort Myers","Lee County","Florida"],"summarized_at":"2026-09-30T16:31:51.243467Z","meta":{"tag":"medicine","via":"scan","kind":"status","lang":"en","instance":"mastodon.social","tag_uses":51},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"Fort Myers man nearly loses leg to flesh-eating bacteria after fishing","section_name":"Health","category_name":"Medicine","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T10:28:48.488797Z","rank":4,"volume":2},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T11:50:50.448635Z","rank":4,"volume":2},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T13:12:48.929316Z","rank":4,"volume":2},{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T14:34:47.937752Z","rank":5,"volume":2}],"posts":[{"platform":"mastodon","url":"https://vive.im/@flakefood/117358028734857455","author":"flakefood@vive.im","title":null,"snippet":"Fort Myers man nearly loses leg to flesh-eating bacteria after fishing | Lee County https://www. flakefood.com/919750/fort-myer s-man-nearly-loses-leg-to-flesh-eating-bacteria-after-fishing-lee-county-2/ # AlbertAllison # biology # BloodPoisoning # BranchesOfBiology # cut #…","posted_at":"2026-09-30T04:10:05Z","likes":2}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}