Ben had to get six surgeries, several skin grafts, but doesn’t remember most of it. He says now one of the biggest hurdles ...

The reported Vibrio vulnificus cases reported in Florida in 2025 were down dramatically from last year. Here's what to know.

In the wake of multiple case of flesh-eating bacteria in Florida, some may be wondering what they can do to protect ...

Cases of the deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise in the United States, especially in the Southeast. At least ten people have already died this year from infections with ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- A Florida man has been hospitalized after contracting a life-threatening flesh-eating bacteria while fishing out in the Gulf of Mexico. ABC affiliate WFTS reports Mike Walton is being ...

Climate change may lead to unlikely illnesses in unexpected places, new research suggests: In the past two years, five cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterial infection spread by handling ...

As temperatures continue to swelter and people flock to the Gulf Coast to enjoy its warm, salty waters, health officials are warning swimmers about a "flesh-eating" bacteria that has killed at least ...

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 ...

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 ...