Eight people have died in the U.S. this year in Florida and Louisiana from infections with Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating ...

The Florida Department of Health has confirmed 5 people have died in the state due to Vibrio vulnificus infections.

Deaths from “flesh-eating” bacteria are on the rise across the southeastern coasts of the U.S. At least five people in ...

Vibrio vulnificus bacteria causes eight fatalities in Florida, as state health officials confirm 13 cases of the flesh-eating infection statewide.

Another person in Bay County has died from Vibrio vulnificus infection, the Florida Department of Health said, bringing the ...

Four dead and 17 hospitalized from "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in Louisiana waters. What to know about ...

The Florida Department of Health reported an increase in cases attributed to a flesh-eating bacteria that lives in warm ...

According to the CDC, about one in five people infected die and the bacteria are more active this summer possibly linked to ...

“Vibrio infections are often associated with eating raw or under-cooked shellfish such as oysters, clams, shrimp and scallops,” Jones said, noting that some species of Vibrio can enter the body ...

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.