Going into the water in and around Delaware can provide some risks. While people are aware of the sharks in the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay, jellyfish in those same waters and snakes in lakes, ...

Florida health officials have lifted an advisory for Midtown Beach after water tests show safe bacteria levels. Two previous tests found high levels of enterococci bacteria, which can indicate fecal ...

Officials are advising the public to avoid all water-related activities at Crandon Park North and South Point Drive Beach (South Beach Park) due to the heightened presence of Enterococcus bacteria.

Theresa Wagner has studied enterococci and antibiotic resistance for several years. Here she is photographed in connection with another research project on enterococci. Creating new vaccines is one of ...

29 routine weekly test that found high levels of enterococci bacteria. Enterocci bacteria are found in the intenstines of almost every animal on earth, but some strains can cause human disease, ...

Four swimming beaches at state parks in New York are closed, according to the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Two of the closed beaches tested high for E.coli, one ...

The update comes after an Oct. 8 water sample showed that levels of enterococci bacterias had dropped back to a "good" range.

Health officials have lifted a water quality advisory for Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach. An earlier test showed fecal bacteria levels more than 28 times the safety threshold. The bacteria, ...

Florida health officials cleared the waters at Midtown Beach for swimming after an Oct. 2 water-quality sample.

Florida health officials have cleared the waters at Midtown Beach for swimming, after an Oct. 2 water-quality sample found that bacteria levels are now in the "good" range, Palm Beach said in an alert ...