This summer, a dangerous bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus has raised alarms along the Gulf Coast, causing severe infections and even deaths. Health officials are warning people to stay cautious as ...

Fatal infections from "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise, with eight deaths and dozens more cases already this year, and experts warn that climate change is in part to blame.

Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, found in warm coastal waters, have caused deaths in North Carolina and Florida. Naegleria fowleri, known as the "brain-eating amoeba," lives in freshwater and can cause ...

Tennesseans planning on squeezing in a last-minute vacation to Florida before the start of school should be aware of a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria. Florida health officials announced on July 11 that ...

For most people, swimming in a lake or river is the best way to cool off on a hot summer's day. But there are more than frogs and fish in those waters – microscopic pathogens that can cause serious ...

Florida has reported 30 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, also known as "flesh-eating" bacteria, so far this year. Five deaths from the infection have been recorded in Florida in 2025. The bacteria is found ...

Cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, are still increasing in the state according to new data released Aug. 21 from the Florida Department of Health. While the number of ...

Five deaths have been reported in Florida due to a "flesh-eating" bacterial infection, according to state health officials. The Florida Department of Health has confirmed 16 total cases of Vibrio ...

Six have died and 34 people have been infected by the virulent bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which health officials say is “so prolific right now” Two more people have died of vibriosis, the infection ...