A deadly “flesh-eating” bacteria is turning up more often in Gulf Coast waters and sometimes in raw oysters. Here’s what to ...

In total, there have been 57 confirmed cases of the infection caused by the "flesh-eating" bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, in ...

Basil Kennedy died from the waterborne Vibrio bacteria, but his family says there needs to be "education and knowledge," not ...

Vibrio vulnificus, a so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, lurks in warm ocean waters like those along Florida's Gulf Coast.

Life-threatening bacteria found after a person became infected in Massachusetts were also found in the waters at a Buzzards ...

Vibrio vulnificus infections are most common in the Gulf Coast but rising water temperatures are contributing to more cases ...

"There doesn't need to be a fear of the water," his daughter said. "There needs to be an education and a knowledge of if you ...

Handel recommends steering clear of open bodies of water, like the ocean, rivers and estuaries if you have cuts or scrapes.

A 78-year-old man died at a Bay hospital on Aug. 4 after contracting vibrio vulnificus. This marks the second local vibrio ...

A man is being treated for a rare flesh eating disease after swimming at a popular Cape Cod beach with an open wound.

Vibrio infections are on the rise in some coastal states, such as Florida and Louisiana. It’s a bacteria that primarily ...