Infections with the deadly, flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are rare — but they may be on the rise in parts of the United States. The bacteria are found naturally in warm seawater ...

But the CDC's latest warning points to an additional suspect, a type of bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus. There are only 150 to 200 cases of Vibrio vulnificus in the U.S. each year, but the ...

Vibrio vulnificus naturally lives in warm, salty or brackish water. It comes from the same family as the bacteria that causes cholera. Vibrio can be found in waters around the world. In the US ...

Imagine a tiny cut turning into a life-threatening ordeal. Along the coasts, a deadly flesh-eating bacteria is making this ...

Eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters, is the most common way of becoming infected, CDC says Flesh-eating bacteria known as vibrio vulnificus is just one species of vibrio ...

Vibrio vulnificus, known as the flesh-eating bacteria, has killed 5 people in Florida this year, according to the state's health department. Overall, at least a dozen people have died from the ...

Just a quick note: Vibrio vulnificus bacteria can cause serious wound infections that can lead to a condition known as necrotizing fasciitis, aka flesh-eating disease—that’s why it’s often ...

In the wake of Hurricane Idalia, health officials warned of a invisible threat in the lingering floodwaters: Vibrio vulnificus bacteria. The warning comes as serious infections from the bacteria ...

According to the FDOH, two people in Hillsborough County and two in Sarasota County have died from infections from the rare Vibrio vulnificus bacteria since January. Surrounding counties Charlotte ...

Vibrio vulnificus bacteria can be found in raw or undercooked seafood, but also naturally occurs in saltwater and brackish water. You can be infected with Vibrio when an open wound comes into ...

Laura Barajas had her arms and legs amputated after contracting the aggressive bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, likely from undercooked tilapia A San Jose mother lost her arms and legs after ...