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 ...

A deadly “flesh-eating” bacteria is turning up more often in Gulf Coast waters and sometimes in raw oysters. Here’s what to ...

Basil Kennedy died from the waterborne Vibrio bacteria, but his family says there needs to be "education and knowledge," not ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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.