Brackish water has proven deadly in the Sunshine State as cases of a flesh-eating bacteria have been linked to the shimmering coasts of Florida.

A flesh-eating bacteria called vibrio vulunificus that thrives in saltwater and brackish water had claimed the lives of four ...

The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, most often causes infection through open wounds and the consumption of undercooked or raw seafood.

The flesh-eating Vibrio vulnificus is routeinly found in the swimming waters on New Jersey's shores. What you should know.

Infections that enter the bloodstream are fatal about 50 percent of the time. Some who contract the infection die within days.

Always wash your hands with soap and water after handling raw shellfish.

Four people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters, according to the state’s health department. Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that normally lives in warm, brackish seawater ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning about the deadly mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, which is ...