A health alert has been issued after Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterium, was detected in coastal waters.

Q We live in Florida, and we keep seeing news about people dying from the flesh-eating bacteria you can get when swimming. It ...

Studies have shown that more rainfall, higher humidity, and higher temperatures can drive increases in Legionella bacteria in ...

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.

For the second time in a week a new case of Vibrio vulnificus, a horrifying infection also called "flesh-eating" bacteria, ...

Two people have died from complications caused by a flesh-eating bacteria they contracted after eating tainted oysters in Louisiana, according to a state health official. The bacteria, Vibrio ...

At least eight people have died across the Gulf Coast this year from infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria that thrives in warm coastal waters. More than ...

It's been nearly a month since a new case of Vibrio vulnificus, also called "flesh-eating" bacteria, was reported in Florida, but the latest data from the state Health Department shows the number has ...

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 ...

Fatal infections from "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise, with eight deaths and dozens more cases already this year, and experts warn that climate change is in part to blame.

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...