Two cases of a rare "flesh-eating" bacterial infection have been reported near Jacksonville in the St. Augustine area, with one resulting in death. Statewide, the infection caused by Vibrio vulnificus ...

Baton Rouge, La. (July 31, 2025) — The Louisiana Department of Health is urging residents to take precautions to prevent infection from Vibrio vulnificus. The department is seeing a higher number of ...

On Aug. 13, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a warning regarding a potentially dangerous bacterium found in the waters of Cape Cod: Vibrio vulnificus. This warning was prompted by ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana health officials are reporting the state’s fifth death from Vibrio vulnificus, a deadly flesh-eating bacteria, warning that infections are rising well above normal ...

This scanning electron micrograph sem depicts a grouping of Vibrio vulnificus bacteria. Reporter What to know about a 'flesh-eating' bacteria, Marjorie Taylor Greene's shift from MAGA, and more Length ...

Another person is hospitalized in Bay County because of a "flesh-eating" bacteria. This brings the number of cases of those infected this year up to three in Bay County, with two deaths. Statewide, ...

Vibrio are bacteria that naturally live in certain coastal waters, including salt water and brackish water, and they are found in higher numbers from May through October, when water temperatures are ...

With the arrival of the summer and increases in sea surface temperatures, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is highlighting the seasonal risk posed by Vibrio bacteria. The ...

Florida has reported 31 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, or "flesh-eating" bacteria, so far this year, resulting in five deaths. The bacteria thrives in warm, brackish seawater and can infect humans ...

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into the water to collect a sample for studying aquatic microbes. Workers nearby ...

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