Flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, thrives in warm, salty, or brackish waters, especially during summer and after ...

Ohioans planning on a Florida vacation before the start of school should be aware of a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria reported ...

The State Department of Health has released a statement regarding cases in the panhandle of flesh-eating bacteria.

A rare flesh-eating bacteria lurking in warm coastal waters has claimed lives in Florida, raising urgent health concerns.

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

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 ...

Infections that enter the bloodstream are fatal about 50 percent of the time. Some who contract the infection die within days.

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. It is rare, with an average of 150 to 200 cases reported each year to the Center for Disease Control and ...

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

We often think of dangerous health threats as sudden events—a heart attack, a stroke, or a cancer diagnosis that seems to come out of nowhere. But the truth is, many of the greatest threats to our ...