A person contracted an infection from Vibrio vulnificus at a Falmouth beach. Here's what it is, how to spot symptoms and ...

We recently reported on the Louisiana Department of Health's warning about Vibrio vulnificus, the flesh-eating bacteria that ...

The swimmer, described by officials as "an older individual," went into the water at a Falmouth beach with an open wound. The ...

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

A warning from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health may have some beachgoers exercising a little more caution.

The Department of Public Health issued an alert Wednesday about the "extremely rare case" of an individual developing a ...

A swimmer got a Vibrio vulnificus infection, likely from exposure to coastal water at Old Silver Beach while swimming in Cape ...

A man is being treated for a rare flesh eating disease after swimming at a popular Cape Cod beach with an open wound.

A swimmer at a Cape Cod beach has been infected with an extremely rare bacteria, according to officials who are alerting the public about the potentially life-threatening illness.

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

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

A rare case of Vibrio vulnificus infection — a dangerous bacterium more commonly found in Gulf Coast states — was detected in ...