In Florida, four people have died this year after they were exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly bacteria found in ...

The culprit, Vibrio vulnificus, thrives in warm seawater and can get into the body through open wounds in the skin.

Brackish water has proven deadly in the Sunshine State as cases of a flesh-eating bacteria have been linked to the shimmering coasts of Florida.

Four people have died and 7 others have been sickened amid a rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, flesh-eating bacteria that thrive in saltwater and brackish water (a mix of salt and fresh water) and ...

At least four people have died and nearly a dozen others have gotten sick from a flesh-eating bacteria found in the water and ...

Four people in Florida have died and seven others have been sickened this year by a rare but potentially deadly bacterial ...

Four deaths and 11 cases have been reported statewide this year, according to the Florida Department of Health.

Florida leads the nation in Vibrio vulnificus infections, though spikes in cases and deaths tend to coincide with major ...

Vibriosis, a seasonal summer infection, can be severe. Vibrio bacteria thrive at popular bathing sites like the Baltic Sea. Here's how to protect yourself.

Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," can have horrifying and even fatal effects on humans. Symptoms, how to avoid it.

Vibrio vulnificus is one of the bacteria that can cause what’s commonly known as a flesh-eating infection. Necrotizing fasciitis eats away at the skin, muscles, nerves, fat and blood vessels ...

Four people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters, according to the state’s health department. Vibrio ...