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An 88-year-old man is recovering after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria, vibrio vulnificus, in Collier County. The man, ...
Genevieve Gallagher was infected with Vibrio vulnificus in July after boating and swimming with her family in Florida. Her recovery is ongoing.
A Florida woman and mom of three is speaking out and sharing a warning after she contracted and nearly died from a bacterial ...
Florida saw a record 82 vibrio vulnificus cases and 19 deaths in 2024, mostly after Florida sustained back-to-back Hurricanes ...
Two more cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, have been reported in Florida. One Pensacola ...
Vibrio vulnificus is a potentially fatal infection that can be contracted by eating raw or undercooked seafood or exposing cuts to brackish water.
Dozens have been hospitalized after being infected with Vibrio vulnificus. Here's where cases have been reported.
The Florida Department of Health reported a new Vibrio vulnificus case in Escambia County, bringing the total up to three.
'Flesh-eating bacteria' cases increase in Florida. Martin County reports first vibrio vulnificus case of 2025. Department of Health did not disclose location where vibrio was contracted. As ...
"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 have a cut, if you potentially could have been exposed, if there is a risk, ...