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

Ohioans planning on a Florida vacation before the start of school should be aware of a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria reported ...

Infection can occur through consuming raw shellfish or exposure of open wounds to contaminated water. Planning to take a family vacation to Florida before the start of school in the fall? You should ...

The State Department of Health has released a statement regarding cases in the panhandle of flesh-eating bacteria.

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

"Cases have expanded in the Eastern U.S.," Aileen Marty, professor of infectious diseases, Florida International University, ...

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

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

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.

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

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

Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," can have horrifying and even fatal effects on humans. Symptoms, how ...