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

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

The deadly cases were seen in counties spread around Florida’s extensive coastline. The bacteria Vibrio vulnificus thrives in ...

Richard Woulfe's quick swim at Blacks Beach led to emergency surgery after bacteria from a stingray sting caused a dangerous ...

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

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

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

HEALTH ALERT ⚠ Florida health officials are warning of a flesh-eating bacteria has already killed four people, including one ...

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

Florida residents are on high alert in 2025 after health officials confirmed the presence of the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio ...

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