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Basil Kennedy died from the waterborne Vibrio bacteria, but his family says there needs to be "education and knowledge," not ...
A 77-year-old Mississippi man died from Vibrio vulnificus, or flesh-eating bacteria, after scraping his leg on a boat trailer ...
His family hopes the death will help spread awareness and education about a certain type of bacteria. Here’s more.
Eight people have died in the U.S. this year in Florida and Louisiana from infections with Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating ...
Vibrio infections are on the rise in some coastal states, such as Florida and Louisiana. It’s a bacteria that primarily ...
Three Mississippi Coast beaches are under water contact advisories this week after routine tests found bacteria in the waves.
Scientists have found Vibrio pectenicida causes sea star wasting, a disease devastating Pacific starfish and threatening marine ecosystems.
Sea stars are vital to ocean ecosystems; however, a pathogen has been killing them in large numbers, rendering some species critically endangered.