Bacterial infections from coastal waters and seafood are abnormally high in Louisiana so far this year, with 17 hospitalizations and four deaths so far, according to the Louisiana Department of Health ...

Ingesting infected raw shellfish is one way to become infected with the "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus. The infection can also enter through an open wound in warm, salty water. Vibrio ...

Let this sink in — a dangerous, salt-obsessed bacterium is wreaking havoc along the Gulf Coast. Several dozen cases of Vibrio vulnificus and nine deaths have been reported so far this year across ...

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Eleven people have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, and four of them have died from it so far in 2025, according to the Florida Department of Health. The deaths ...

Eleven people have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, and four of them have died from it so far in 2025, according to the Florida Department of Health. The deaths ...

In the wake of multiple case of flesh-eating bacteria in Florida, some may be wondering what they can do to protect themselves while on vacation or just enjoying a day at the local swimming hole this ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Florida health officials are warning residents after a flesh-eating bacteria has already killed four people, including one in the Tampa Bay area. The Florida Department of ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The number of people who have died from flesh-eating bacteria rose to five and the number of cases also increased to 16, according to health department data. The cases span Florida, and ...

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana health officials are urging residents to take precautions against a potentially deadly bacteria found in warm coastal waters, after reporting a sharp rise in infections and ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Within just three weeks, four more cases of flesh-eating bacteria have been reported in Florida. According to the most recent data from the state's Department of Health, there ...