It's believed the swimmer contracted the infection, often called “flesh-eating bacteria," while at a popular beach.

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

Health officials in Falmouth have confirmed a rare case of Vibrio vulnificus infection in an older individual who was ...

Life-threatening bacteria found after a person became infected in Massachusetts were also found in the waters at a Buzzards ...

A rare case of the potentially deadly bacteria Vibrio vulnificus was found in a person who was swimming with an exposed wound at Old Silver Beach, according to the town of Falmouth.

A warning has been issued as a grandad died from a ‘flesh-eating bacterium’. Cases are continuing to rise across the Gulf ...

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

Vibrio vulnificus, a so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, lurks in warm ocean waters like those along Florida's Gulf Coast.

At least eight individuals have died due to a flesh-eating bacteria along the Gulf Coast of America. On the 30th of July, an ...

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

Basil Kennedy, 77, from New Orleans, was getting ready to launch his boat into the Mississippi waters when he cut his leg on ...