Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people in the U.S. and beyond. Vibrio vulnificus, a type of flesh-eating ...

Vibrio vulnificus, a so-called flesh-eating bacterium, lurks in warm coastal waters and can enter the body through open wounds or from eating raw shellfish.

The Florida Department of Health reported that a second person has died this year after contracting Vibrio vulnificus, as University of Florida researchers develop an AI-powered forecasting tool to ...

A boil-water advisory in southern Lee County has been lifted after latest water samples tested free of bacteria.

Vibrio vulnificus, which thrives in warm, brackish water, has also killed two people in Florida this year. Louisiana health ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) – Florida has reported more than a dozen cases of a flesh-eating bacteria this year. Doctors say ...

Worldwide, more than 500,000 children under age 5 die each year from gastrointestinal bacterial infections, largely in communities with limited access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene ...

A boil water advisory remained in effect for a Westbank neighborhood Tuesday after two water samples tested positive for E. coli following a damaged water main, according to the Sewerage and Water ...

Every gallon of purified drinking water is home to hundreds of millions of bacteria. Water treatment facilities try to remove them – but perhaps encouraging some of the microbes to grow could benefit ...

Human health risks from direct consumption of toxic nanoplastics are already scary, but researchers have confirmed that nanoplastics in water give rise to an additional threat: They strengthen ...

San Luis Obispo County beach was listed as a bacteria hotspot after repeated water tests showed high levels of bacteria present in 2025.