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

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

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.

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Following the devastation of hurricanes Helene and Milton, a new health danger has emerged in Florida: A spike in cases of ...

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