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

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 reported an increase in cases attributed to a flesh-eating bacteria that lives in warm ...

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

Louisiana health officials warn of rising Vibrio cases, with 17 hospitalizations and 4 deaths reported this year.

So far in 2025, the Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed 17 Vibrio vulnificus infections statewide. All required ...

The Louisiana Department of Health is urging residents to take precautions to prevent infection from Vibrio vulnificus after ...

The Louisiana Department of Health issued an advisory last week building on an Advocate Outdoors story published in June ...

The coastal states of the United States, including Florida and Louisiana, are reporting a rising number of infections caused ...

The Louisiana Department of Health reports four people have died after being hospitalized for a flesh-eating bacteria in 2025 ...

According to LDH, there have been more cases and deaths recorded this year of Vibrio vulnificus than in years past.

Cases of "flesh-eating" bacteria infections are climbing across the Southeast. North Carolina has tallied 59 Vibrio infections and one death this year, while Florida and Louisiana have recorded eight ...