Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beachgoers on a hot day last month in Clearwater Beach, Fla. (Ronaldo Silva / NurPhoto via Getty Images file) The culprit, the ...

The pain, said Genevieve Gallagher, was "unbelievable." The Florida woman nearly lost her life and her leg to the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus, or Vibrio, after swimming with her ...

Two people have died after eating oysters contaminated with flesh-eating bacteria, health officials confirmed, and others have been infected. Both of the fatal cases were traced to Louisiana-harvested ...

The so-called "flesh-eating bacteria" does not actually eat flesh. But that comes as little comfort to victims of Vibrio vulnificus who see their bodies seemingly chewed away like a bad effect in a ...

Five deaths have been reported in Florida due to a "flesh-eating" bacterial infection, according to state health officials. The Florida Department of Health has confirmed 16 total cases of Vibrio ...

Vibrio are bacteria that naturally live in certain coastal waters, including salt water and brackish water, and they are found in higher numbers from May through October, when water temperatures are ...

Four people have died in Florida this year from Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. The FDOH reported that cases rose ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The number of flesh-eating bacteria cases has increased to 13 as the number of deaths remains at four, according to health department data. The cases span Florida, and the deaths were in ...

Cape Cod health officials say a person who swam at Old Silver Beach in Falmouth has contracted a rare but potentially life-threatening infection from bacteria that can cause a "flesh-eating" illness.

NEW YORK – States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Vibrio vulnificus are becoming an annual threat along ...