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

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

Eleven people in Florida, including one in Manatee County, have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" ...

Eleven people in Florida, including one in Lee County, have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria in 2025.

Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," can have horrifying and even fatal effects on humans. Symptoms, how to avoid it.

Vibrio bacteria thrive at popular bathing sites like the Baltic Sea. Vibriosis is caused by Vibrio bacteria, which live naturally in brackish, warm, low-salinity coastal waters Typical European ...

Since 2016, Florida has recorded 448 cases and 100 deaths tied to the bacteria. The 2025 deaths have been reported in Bay, ...

The Florida Health Department confirms that one person from Bay County has died from a confirmed case of Vibrio vulnificus, a rare bacterium that naturally occurs in warm seawater. It’s the first ...

A study says that Vibrio bacteria can be in sargassum, the monster seaweed There are different types of Vibrio bacteria, including the kind that is known as “flesh-eating bacteria” ...

The CDC warns that some vibrio bacteria can cause severe and life-threatening infections. Here's some of the areas where excessive bacteria levels prompted beach closures or advisories ahead of ...

But some may be saddened to find their local beaches have been closed over bacteria in the water. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned against Vibrio, bacteria which live in ...