Hospital treating fisherman for "fish funk" infection

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Hospital treating fisherman for "fish funk" infection

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Tampa, Fla. — A Florida fisherman is being treated at a Florida hospital for a skin infection, that has been nicknamed 'fish funk.'

Brian Morgan of Captain Morgan's Fishing Adventures runs a fishing charter out of MarineMax off Gulfport Boulevard. He tells ABC Action News he often gets cuts on his hands while working while on the boat.


Morgan, an experienced boat captain, says he was recently pricked by a fish — and believes he got Mycobacterium Marinum after touching more fish.

He says he started to get a pain in his index finger, but didn't seek immediate treatment until he got painful symptoms...

Read the rest and See video at ABC News: https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/regi ... h-open-cut
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