Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jace Tunnell holds up his hand with a Band-Aid, showing that he would not go in the water with an open wound to avoid an infection ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two cases of a rare "flesh-eating" bacterial infection have been reported near Jacksonville in the St. Augustine area, with one ...

NEW YORK (AP) — States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Vibrio vulnificus are becoming an annual threat ...

Eleven in Florida, including in Manatee County, have contracted Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in 2025. Four deaths were reported. The bacteria is naturally occurring in brackish seawater and can infect ...

This electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in 2005. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP) Visit our YouTube page (opens in a ...

Two deaths from Vibrio vulnificus have been reported in Bay County, Florida, bringing the state total to five in 2025. Florida has seen a total of 16 Vibrio vulnificus cases in 2025, with infections ...

This electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in 2005. Janice Haney Carr / AP NEW YORK — States are warning beachgoers ...

Four people have died in Florida due to infections from Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium commonly known as "flesh-eating" for its ability to cause severe and sometimes fatal tissue damage. Newsweek has ...

UNITED STATES - 26 SEPTEMBER 2024: Satellite image of Category 4 Hurricane Helene making landfall in Florida, USA, with powerful winds and heavy rainfall causing widespread damage. Relief efforts are ...

Vibrio are bacteria that naturally live in certain coastal waters, including salt water and brackish water, and they are found in higher numbers from May through October, when water temperatures are ...

On Aug. 13, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a warning regarding a potentially dangerous bacterium found in the waters of Cape Cod: Vibrio vulnificus. This warning was prompted by ...