Health department officials in Massachusetts are warning the public about a potentially deadly bacteria in coastal waters ...

A rare case of the potentially deadly bacteria Vibrio vulnificus was found in a person who was swimming with an exposed wound ...

Vibrio vulnificus infections are most common in the Gulf Coast but rising water temperatures are contributing to more cases ...

Falmouth health officials say an older person has contracted a rare infection from a bacteria that can cause a "flesh-eating" illness.

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

Jutla also explained that Vibrio vulnificus infections often rise following hurricanes, which stir up bacteria in floodwaters ...

The threat from flesh-eating bacteria in beaches and rivers is growing by the week, with reported cases now in the double ...

Health officials are warning residents and visitors of several states about a flesh-eating bacteria that can be found in warm waters. Yahoo News reports that approximately 60 cases of Vibrio ...

Handel recommends steering clear of open bodies of water, like the ocean, rivers and estuaries if you have cuts or scrapes.

Infections with Vibrio vulnificus are still rare but "this is certainly not normal," an expert in water diseases at the ...

Basil Kennedy, 77, of Bay St. Louis, near New Orleans, died in the hospital on July 21, just days after contracting Vibrio ...

A potentially deadly bacteria has infected a person in Massachusetts, public health officials said Wednesday, warning people ...