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.

Louisiana health officials said as of last week the state has had 17 Vibrio infections, resulting in four deaths. Raw or undercooked seafood can also carry Vibrio, especially oysters. The bacteria is ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

"There doesn't need to be a fear of the water," his daughter said. "There needs to be an education and a knowledge of if you ...

St. George Island, FL - A 78-year-old man from Florida has become the fifth person to die from a Vibrio vulnificus infection in 2025. The man was vacationing with his family on St. George Island in ...

Dr. Aileen Marty of Florida International University explains the dangers of vibrio, a deadly flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm waters, which has already claimed four lives in Florida.