Four people have died and 7 others have been sickened amid a rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, flesh-eating bacteria that ...

Eleven people in Florida have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, including 2 in ...

Florida officials warn about Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm water that has caused four deaths this ...

Vibrio vulnificus infections are rare, but about 20% of cases in the U.S. are deadly. Doctors explain the cause and symptoms.

Four people in Florida have died this year after contracting Vibrio vulnificus. Though rare, infections can also require intensive care or limb amputation ...

It has been called “flesh-eating” because some Vibrio vulnificus infections can lead to necrotizing fasciitis, described as a ...

Florida is grappling with a surge in Vibrio vulnificus infections, a dangerous flesh-eating bacteria, resulting in four ...

Florida health officials are urging residents and visitors to use caution in coastal waters following the deaths of four people this year.

Four people in Florida have died this year from the so-called “flesh-eating” bacterium found in warm, brackish seawater and undercooked seafood.

The rare microbial menace can be contracted by swimming in coastal water or eating raw shellfish, and Florida saw a severe ...

Vibrio vulnificus, also known as “flesh-eating” bacteria, has infected 11 people in Florida this summer, and so far, killing ...