An 88-year-old man is recovering after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria, vibrio vulnificus, in Collier County. The man, ...

Cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, are still increasing in the state according to new data released Aug. 21 from the Florida Department of Health. In Florida, 20 people ...

Cases of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, are still increasing in the state according to new data released Aug. 21 from the Florida Department of Health. While the number of ...

A bacteria that can cause necrotizing fasciitis — in which the infected flesh dies — keeps sickening people, especially in Florida and Louisiana. The Tallahassee Democrat, part of the USA TODAY ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Health officials in Martin County have confirmed the area's first case this year of a potentially deadly infection caused by a flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm brackish ...

'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 ...

Many people enjoy raw oysters, but this seafood can potentially carry dangerous germs like Vibrio bacteria. © biggereye via Shutterstock “Flesh-eating” bacteria ...

Another person is hospitalized in Bay County because of a "flesh-eating" bacteria. This brings the number of cases of those infected this year up to three in Bay County, with two deaths. Statewide, ...

Falmouth health officials say an older person has contracted a rare infection from bacteria that can cause a "flesh-eating" illness.

Federal officials confirmed a human case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Maryland, the first in the United States in years. The Department of Health and Human Services said the case involved a ...