FLESH-EATING BACTERIA IN FLORIDA 裂 The number of flesh-eating bacteria cases has increased as the number of deaths remains at four. Here's the latest: ...

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

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

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

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

ALs record heat boosts harmful bacteria like Vibrio and Legionella in lakes, pools and coastal waters. Stay cautious to avoid ...

The flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, is commonly found in Gulf Coast waters, and recent cases have been reported in Florida. What to know.

The flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, is commonly found in Gulf Coast waters, and recent cases have been reported in Florida. What to know.

Vibrio live freely in the water, concentrate in sediment and on plastics, and colonize the surfaces and guts of shellfish, fish and zooplankton. For those organisms, the bacteria can often be ...

Eleven people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, including one in Bay County, according to a report.

Vibrio vulnificus (or vibrio for short) is described as a “flesh-eating” bacterium because “it can lead to ‘necrotizing fasciitis,’ which is an infection that causes flesh around an open wound to die, ...