Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that occurs in warm coastal waters and can be contracted through raw seafood or open wounds.

A fifth person in Louisiana has died from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters, according to the health department ...

A fifth person has died after contracting a flesh-eating bacterium called Vibrio vulnificus. Health officials in Louisiana ...

Health officials warn of an increased risk of exposure to rare flesh-eating bacteria between May and October as the bacterial ...

Vibrio are a flesh-eating bacteria that thrive in saltwater and brackish water (a mix of salt and fresh water). According to ...

More than 20 Louisiana residents have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, which can cause illness when a person eats raw or undercooked seafood.

Another Louisiana resident has died from contracting flesh-eating bacteria, the state health department confirmed Tuesday.

Another person has died from a "flesh eating" bacterial infection in Bay County, bringing the death toll up to two. State toll climbs to five.

A fifth person in Louisiana has died from Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters, the state's ...