While Vibrio vulnificus thrives in brackish water, freshwater presents a different but equally rare threat: Naegleria fowleri ...

Thirteen people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, according to a report.

Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that lives in sea waters, brackish water and inside raw or uncooked seafood, led to at least four deaths in four counties across the state, according to a report from ...

The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, most often causes infection through open wounds and the consumption of undercooked or raw seafood.

The bacteria is found in saltwater, brackish water and inside contaminated raw or undercooked seafood. It also lives ...

Florida health officials warned residents and visitors to avoid floodwaters because of the rising number of cases involving a flesh-eating, life-threatening bacteria.

At least ten people in Florida have died this year from the horrifically nicknamed "flesh-eating bacteria, a fatal bacterial infection found in warm coastal waters and uncooked seafood, according ...

Five people are confirmed dead, and 26 cases of flesh-eating vibrio vulnificus bacterial infections have been reported in Florida since January, health officials said.

There were a little more than 70 cases of this flesh-eating bacteria in Florida over the last year, according to Florida Department of Health data.

Flesh-eating bacteria is one of several species of vibrio and is present in some coastal waters here in Central Florida. A new Florida Atlantic University study shows that the large floats of ...

The massive 5,000-mile blob of sargassum seaweed may be crawling with deadly Vibrio bacteria, scientists have found.

Lee County has reported 26 flesh-eating bacteria cases since Hurricane Ian. Despite concerns, wound infections with vibrio are not common or contagious.