There were a little more than 70 cases of this flesh-eating bacteria in Florida over the last year, according to state health department data. That being said, the bacteria — part of a family ...

Thirteen people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, according to a report.

Ohioans planning on a Florida vacation before the start of school should be aware of a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria reported ...

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

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

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

While Vibrio vulnificus thrives in brackish water, freshwater presents a different but equally rare threat: Naegleria fowleri ...

The deadly cases were seen in counties spread around Florida’s extensive coastline. The bacteria Vibrio vulnificus thrives in ...

Stories of brain-eating amoebas and flesh-eating bacteria are frightening. Here's what swimmers in North Carolina should know ...

Cook shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels) thoroughly. Avoid cross-contamination of cooked seafood and other foods with raw ...

Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that lives in sea waters, brackish water and inside raw or uncooked seafood, led to at least ...

After two more cases of flesh-eating bacteria infections were reported from Florida waters recently, Tampa Bay area physicians are warning residents and visitors to be careful swimming in brackish ...