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

A rare flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio Vulnificus, has caused four deaths in Florida this year, raising concerns among health ...

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

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 this year from bacterial infections that can cause “flesh-eating” wounds, according to the state’s health department. NBC News’ George Solis has more on what causes ...

FLESH-EATING BACTERIA IN FLORIDA 裂 As cases pop up across the state, health officials are sharing how to avoid infection.

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

Four people have died and at least 7 others have fallen ill from a flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus, health ...

Four people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters, according to the state’s health department. Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that normally lives in warm, brackish seawater and is ...

The Florida Department of Health is reporting that there have been deaths in Bay, Broward, St. Johns and Hillsborough ...

Vibrio vulnificus is a rare infection that usually exists in warm seawater and can be contracted if someone has an open wound in seawater.

A flesh-eating bacteria called vibrio vulunificus that thrives in saltwater and brackish water had claimed the lives of four ...