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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This bacteria can cause a fatal infection, and individuals should go to the ER immediately if they think they have a Vibrio ...

Five people have now died in Louisiana, and dozens of others have been sickened, amid an ongoing outbreak of cases of vibriosis, an illness caused by the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. The ...

Health officials in several states are alerting residents about a flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm coastal waters. Approximately 60 cases of Vibrio vulnificus have been confirmed in 11 ...

Vibrio infections often begin when people eat raw or undercooked seafood. A man died in Florida earlier this month after eating a contaminated raw oyster. Last week the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Deaths from “flesh-eating” bacteria are on the rise across the southeastern coasts of the U.S. At least five people in Florida, four in Louisiana and one in the Outer Banks have died this year from ...

NEW ORLEANS — A family on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is hoping to raise awareness about the infection that took the life of a beloved father and grandfather, who adored living life on the water. They ...

Two new vibrio deaths tied to Louisiana oysters State total rises to six fatalities this year Vibrio infections spiking above average annual rates Most cases linked to open wounds in brackish waters A ...

Dear Doctors: We live in Florida, and we keep seeing on the news about people dying from flesh-eating bacteria you can get when you go swimming. It seems like it’s happening a lot more often than it ...

LOUISIANA, (KLFY) — The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the fifth death from Vibrio vulnificus this year, as the state continues to see an unusually high number of cases. Vibrio bacteria, ...

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 ...