A grouping of Vibrio vulnificus bacteria is revealed in a 13,184x magnified scanning electron microscopic image from 2005. (BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Two more people have died ...

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into the water to collect a sample for studying aquatic microbes. Workers nearby ...

A rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that lives in warm saltwater has led to at least four deaths this year, but some simple safety precautions can keep you safe while on vacation. The bacteria, Vibrio ...

Cape Cod health officials say a person who swam at Old Silver Beach in Falmouth has contracted a rare but potentially life-threatening infection from bacteria that can cause a "flesh-eating" illness.

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 ...

Another case of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," has been reported in Florida. Here's how to protect yourself.

The pain, said Genevieve Gallagher, was "unbelievable." The Florida woman nearly lost her life and her leg to the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus, or Vibrio, after swimming with her ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Just southwest of New Orleans, in a tranquil fishing village on the Louisiana bayou, Linard Lyons spent the morning on his 19-foot boat, preparing crab traps for his grandchildren just ...

Derek Michael D’Arcy died less than two weeks after he was exposed to Vibrio vulnificus though a cut on his leg Virginia teacher and pastor Derek Michael D’Arcy contracted the flesh-eating bacteria ...

Vibrio infections often begin when people eat raw or undercooked seafood. A man died in Florida earlier this month after eating a contaminated raw oyster. Last week the Centers for Disease Control and ...