Florida leads the nation in Vibrio vulnificus infections, though spikes in cases and deaths tend to coincide with major ...

The culprit, Vibrio vulnificus, thrives in warm seawater and can get into the body through open wounds in the skin.

In Florida, four people have died this year after they were exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly bacteria found in ...

Florida health officials confirmed that four people have died from Vibrio vulnificus, commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria ...

Four people in Florida have died and seven others have been sickened this year by a rare but potentially deadly bacterial ...

Four people in Florida have died from Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm seawater, with 11 cases ...

Infections that enter the bloodstream are fatal about 50 percent of the time. Some who contract the infection die within days.

Tennesseans planning on a Florida vacation before the start of school should be aware of a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria reported by health officials.

Four deaths and 11 cases have been reported statewide this year, according to the Florida Department of Health.

The Florida Department of Health released its 2025 report on Vibrio vulnificus. It's a type of flesh-eating bacteria found in ...

Florida officials warn about Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm water that has caused four deaths this ...

The rare microbial menace can be contracted by swimming in coastal water or eating raw shellfish, and Florida saw a severe ...