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In total there have been 57 confirmed cases of the infection caused by the "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in the ...

"The symptoms from skin infections can progress very quickly," Dr. Andrew Handel, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist ...

The U.S. is seeing a rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria found in warm coastal waters ...

The term “flesh-eating bacteria” refers to bacteria that cause necrotizing fasciitis that destroys the soft tissue, ...

A surge of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, is impacting US coasts, leading to multiple deaths and infections. The ...

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“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 ...

Eight deaths have been reported in Florida due to a "flesh-eating" bacterial infection, according to state health officials.

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