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 ...

Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that occurs in warm coastal waters or raw seafood. It can cause necrotizing fasciitis, a life-threatening illness.

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

A flesh-eating bacterium lurking in Gulf waters and oysters has killed five people in Louisiana this year. Health officials ...

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