On Aug. 13, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a warning regarding a potentially dangerous bacterium found ...

Ten people have died in the U.S. this year, mostly in Florida and Louisiana, from Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating" bacteria that spreads through seawater and shellfish.

A flesh-eating bacterium lurking in Gulf waters and oysters has killed five people in Louisiana this year. Health officials ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed the fifth death from Vibrio vulnificus this year, with 26 cases reported so ...

A mom of three is speaking out and sharing a warning after she contracted and nearly died from a bacterial infection.

Cases of the deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise in the United States, especially in the Southeast. At least ten people have already died this year from infections with ...

Following a trio of fatal cases in the Northeast, the CDC is alerting healthcare professionals to suspect Vibrio vulnificus infection, which requires rapid treatment to reduce mortality. CDC issued a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In December 2023, I had an open-heart aortic valve replacement. All went well, but then I contracted a staph infection. I had to have a second procedure to remove the top four sternal ...

Florida saw a record 82 vibrio vulnificus cases and 19 deaths in 2024, mostly after Florida sustained back-to-back Hurricanes ...

Massachusetts health officials say the case is rare and the beaches will remain open Getty A swimmer in Cape Cod was infected with flesh-eating bacteria due to an open wound Massachusetts health ...

At least eight people have died across the Gulf Coast this year from infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria that thrives in warm coastal waters. More than ...