The bacteria can infect a person with an open wound, such as a cut, and can cause the skin and soft tissue around the wound to quickly break down.

Cases of flesh eating bacteria on the rise after recent natural disasters.Vibrio vulnificus (prono: vib-ree-oh ...

Several counties in Florida are experiencing an unusual increase in Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that can lead to ...

Following recent hurricanes, reports of "flesh-eating" bacteria in Florida have emerged, but these bacteria, which exist year ...

Florida health officials warned residents and visitors to avoid floodwaters because of the rising number of cases involving a ...

Florida health officials have warned residents to stay away from floodwaters, following a spike in cases of Vibrio vulnificus ...

As Florida rebuilds in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, an invisible threat lurks in the floodwaters: a potentially deadly ...

Doctors are warning people about flesh-eating bacteria after the Florida Department of Health saw a dramatic increase in ...

Florida health officials noted that six Tampa Bay area counties saw an "unusual increase" in cases of Vibrio vulnificus this ...

The warm floodwaters left by Hurricanes Helene and Milton provide a perfect breeding ground for all manner of nasty bacteria ...

An increase in the number of Vibrio vulnificus cases this year was to be expected as the infection can be contracted through ...

Thirteen people have died from Vibrio vulnificus infections in Florida this year, following a surge in cases linked to ...