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

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

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

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

Brackish water has proven deadly in the Sunshine State as cases of a flesh-eating bacteria have been linked to the shimmering coasts of Florida.

At least four people have died and nearly a dozen others have gotten sick from a flesh-eating bacteria found in the water and ...

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

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

Vibriosis, a seasonal summer infection, can be severe. Vibrio bacteria thrive at popular bathing sites like the Baltic Sea. Here's how to protect yourself.

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Vibrio is a naturally occurring bacteria that is moving north up the East Coast as water temperature rises. Here’s what do to do if you think you’ve been infected.

Four people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters, according to the state’s health department. Vibrio ...