Vibrio vulnificus is a bacteria that occurs in warm coastal waters or raw seafood. It can cause necrotizing fasciitis, a life ...

Climate change may be creating more ideal conditions for the bacteria to thrive and spread further north along the U.S.

NEW ORLEANS — Two people have died after eating Louisiana oysters infected with a flesh eating bacteria. WBRZ reports the oysters were harvested in Louisiana before being served at restaurants in both ...

The oysters were eaten at two separate restaurants, one in Louisiana and one in Florida, according to local health officials.

The ongoing Vibrio vulnificus outbreak in the Southern United States has taken another deadly turn. Two more people have died after consuming oysters contaminated by the flesh-eating bacteria, ...

Two more people have died after consuming Louisiana-harvested oysters contaminated with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. The deaths raise the state’s 2025 overall toll to six, with a total ...

Six people have died after consuming oysters contaminated with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. Those infected ...

Six have died and 34 people have been infected by the virulent bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, which health officials say is “so ...

What's the easy way to shuck an oyster? Learn the ins and outs for properly and confidently opening oysters. Ari Kolender, ...

More than 20 Louisiana residents have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, which can cause illness when a person eats raw or ...

Vibriosis affects around 80,000 Americans a year, but a subtype, Vibrio vulnificus, can lead to amputation or even death.