Canadian stricken with flesh-eating bacteria while on holiday in Asia
CALGARY — A crowdfunding effort is underway to help a Calgary man who contracted a flesh-eating bacteria infection in his leg while vacationing in southeast Asia.
CTV News reports a friend of Harvey Kell and Tony Ries set up a GoFundMe page after Kell fell ill on a flight the pair were taking home from Thailand.
An update on the crowdfunding site, relayed from Ries, says Kell noticed a bruise on his lower leg when they landed in Taiwan and then the leg began to swell.
It says Kell was later diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis and placed in an intensive care unit in Taiwan.