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

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 ...

The pathogen thrives under extreme weather conditions and low salinity between May and October. Additionally, environments ...

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

Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion starfish off the Pacific coast of North America.

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.

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A Mississippi father, Basil Kennedy, 77, is among at least nine people nationwide to die this year from Vibrio vulnificus, a ...