A 78-year-old man died at a Bay hospital on Aug. 4 after contracting vibrio vulnificus. This marks the second local vibrio ...

His family hopes the death will help spread awareness and education about a certain type of bacteria. Here’s more.

In total, there have been 57 confirmed cases of the infection caused by the "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in ...

Louisiana health officials said as of last week the state has had 17 Vibrio infections, resulting in four deaths. Raw or ...

Eight people have died in the U.S. this year in Florida and Louisiana from infections with Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating ...

Vibrio vulnificus bacteria causes eight fatalities in Florida, as state health officials confirm 16 cases of the flesh-eating ...

Basil Kennedy’s loved ones urge those with health conditions to avoid warm coastal waters and raw shellfish, as Vibrio vulnificus infections surge amid rising temps ...

A serious bacterial infection has put a North Carolina man in an Outer Banks ICU, highlighting a growing concern over the ...

Vibrio are bacteria that naturally live in coastal waters year-round. Vibrio vulnificus requires saltwater to live and spread, though it can thrive in brackish water, where a stream or river meets ...

At least eight people along the Gulf Coast have died and 22 others have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus bacteria.

Deaths from “flesh-eating” bacteria are on the rise across the southeastern coasts of the U.S. At least five people in ...

In 2013, a mysterious epidemic turned billions of sea stars between Mexico and Alaska into goo. Now we know why ...