Four people in Florida have died this year from Vibrio vulnificus, a rare flesh-eating bacterium found in warm, brackish ...

The deaths were in Hillsborough, Bay, Broward and St. Johns counties, according to the Florida Department of Health.

Health officials say a flesh-eating bacteria has already killed four people in Florida this year. The bacteria, called Vibrio ...

Florida is known for its beaches, sunshine, and the occasional gator story. But every now and then, headlines like ...

A local doctor shares her expertise about the Vibrio vulnificus infection that's claimed the lives of four Floridians this year, including a St. Johns County resident.

Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical - one that can kill them at high enough concentrations - inside human intestines, but they may actually swim toward it when ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A flesh-eating bacterium has killed one person in St. Johns County. This is the fourth death this ...

Vibrio vulnificus, often called "flesh-eating bacteria," is a dangerous bacterial infection found in raw seafood, saltwater, ...

Eleven people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, and four of them died, ...