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Florida officials warn about Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm water that has caused four deaths this year. The bacteria can enter through wounds or raw oyster consumption.
Four people in Florida have died after they contracted flesh-eating bacteria this year, according to the state’s health ...
Four people in Florida have died this year from Vibrio vulnificus, a rare flesh-eating bacterium found in warm, brackish ...
Vibriosis, a seasonal summer infection, can be severe. Vibrio bacteria thrive at popular bathing sites like the Baltic Sea.
The deaths were in Hillsborough, Bay, Broward and St. Johns counties, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Florida leads the nation with deadly cases of a rare flesh-eating bacteria. The Department of Health confirms 11 cases of Vibrio vulnificus and four deaths in the first half of 2025 Scientists say ...
Eleven people have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "fleshing-eating" bacteria, including one in Bay ...
Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," can have horrifying and even fatal effects on humans. Symptoms, how to avoid it.
On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...
Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...
Vibrio bacteria, which can cause serious infections, are often found in the Baltic Sea but have also appeared in the North Sea and enclosed bathing sites.