A 77-year-old Mississippi man died from Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, after scraping his leg on a boat trailer, his family says. (Source: WVUE) ...

A 77-year-old Mississippi man died from Vibrio vulnificus, or flesh-eating bacteria, after scraping his leg on a boat trailer ...

A person with an exposed open wound contracted a bacterial infection while swimming at Old Silver Beach, state and local ...

Basil Kennedy died from the waterborne Vibrio bacteria, but his family says there needs to be "education and knowledge," not ...

A Mississippi father, Basil Kennedy, 77, is among at least nine people nationwide to die this year from Vibrio vulnificus, a ...

A 78-year-old man died at a Bay hospital on Aug. 4 after contracting vibrio vulnificus. This marks the second local vibrio ...

His family hopes the death will help spread awareness and education about a certain type of bacteria. Here’s more.

Louisiana health officials said as of last week the state has had 17 Vibrio infections, resulting in four deaths. Raw or undercooked seafood can also carry Vibrio, especially oysters. The bacteria is ...

Basil Kennedy’s loved ones urge those with health conditions to avoid warm coastal waters and raw shellfish, as Vibrio vulnificus infections surge amid rising temps ...