Florida has seen 20 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria found in warm seawater, resulting in five deaths as of August 21, 2025. Infection occurs through consuming raw seafood or exposing open ...

Vibrio vulnificus continues to sicken people in Louisiana as the state urges residents to take precautions The death toll from an outbreak of flesh-eating bacteria continues to rise, with health ...

Another two people are dead and at least 22 more have been hospitalized because of a flesh-eating bacteria in Louisiana, state health officials confirmed. The reports involved Vibrio vulnificus ...

On the wild side, government regulations that tried to help only fueled a reckless race to catch as much fish as possible: ...

Cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, are still increasing in the state according to new data released Aug. 21 from the Florida Department of Health. While the number of ...