Florida leads the nation in Vibrio vulnificus infections, though spikes in cases and deaths tend to coincide with major ...

In Florida, four people have died this year after they were exposed to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly bacteria found in ...

Four deaths and 11 cases have been reported statewide this year, according to the Florida Department of Health.

The culprit, Vibrio vulnificus, thrives in warm seawater and can get into the body through open wounds in the skin.

At least four people have died and nearly a dozen others have gotten sick from a flesh-eating bacteria found in the water and contaminated raw seafood across the ...

Brackish water has proven deadly in the Sunshine State as cases of a flesh-eating bacteria have been linked to the shimmering coasts of Florida.

V. vulnificus infections are most prevalent during summer, when warmer water temperatures help the bacteria flourish.

Four people in Florida have died and seven others have been sickened this year by a rare but potentially deadly bacterial ...

Four people in Florida have died from Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm seawater, with 11 cases ...

The Florida Department of Health released its 2025 report on Vibrio vulnificus. It's a type of flesh-eating bacteria found in ...

A flesh-eating bacteria called vibrio vulunificus that thrives in saltwater and brackish water had claimed the lives of four ...

Four people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters, according to the state’s health department. Vibrio ...