Four Floridians have died this year from Vibrio vulnificus, a deadly microbe thriving in warming coastal waters.

Four people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria in Florida waters, according to the state’s health department. Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that normally lives in warm, brackish seawater and is ...

A rare flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio Vulnificus, has caused four deaths in Florida this year, raising concerns among health ...

Eleven people have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, and four of them have died from it so ...

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

The culprit, Vibrio vulnificus, thrives in warm seawater and can get into the body through open wounds in the skin.

Flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus killed four in Florida in 2025. Learn who’s at risk—those with liver disease, weak ...

Four people in Florida have died this year from bacterial infections that can cause “flesh-eating” wounds, according to the state’s health department. NBC News’ George Solis has more on what causes ...

The Florida Department of Health released its 2025 report on Vibrio vulnificus. It's a type of flesh-eating bacteria found in ...