The Florida Department of Health reported an increase in cases attributed to a flesh-eating bacteria that lives in warm ...

According to the CDC, about one in five people infected die and the bacteria are more active this summer possibly linked to ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the Pacific ...

Eight people have died in the U.S. this year in Florida and Louisiana from infection with Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating" ...

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Health officials are urging the public to take precautions, especially during the summer months when people are more likely ...

Scientists have finally solved the mystery behind the devastating starfish wasting disease that has killed over 5 billion starfish across the Pacific Ocean since 2013. The culprit behind this massive ...

A Panama City family is coping with the death of a family member who contracted Vibrio Vulnificus, also known as a flesh-eating bacteria. 78-year-old Alan Kidd passed away on Sunday.

Deaths from “flesh-eating” bacteria are on the rise across the southeastern coasts of the U.S. At least five people in ...

There have been five deaths in Florida attributed to the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria this year. Since mid-July, the state has ...

Health department officials also confirmed that the other Bay County victim, whose death in early July was attributed to ...