Cases of flesh-eating bacteria infections are rising across the Southeast, with North Carolina reporting 59 Vibrio infections ...

North Carolina reports 7 infections from Vibrio vulnificus and over 50 likely cases from other Vibrio strains.

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

“Vibrio infections are often associated with eating raw or under-cooked shellfish such as oysters, clams, shrimp and scallops,” Jones said, noting that some species of Vibrio can enter the body ...

The Outer Banks of North Carolina is the hardest-hit area of flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus. The city has reported ...

A serious bacterial infection has put a North Carolina man in an Outer Banks ICU, highlighting a growing concern over the ...

North Carolina is seeing an increase in Vibrio infections, with 59 cases and one death reported through July 31.

Cases of a flesh-eating bacteria are on the rise in North Carolina, according to the NC Department of Health and Human ...

With warmer water this season, North Carolina and Virginia are reporting higher cases of vibrio, commonly referred to as ...

So far this year, the state reports 7 infections caused by vibrio vulnificus, often called flesh-eating bacteria, and more than 50 likely infections with other strains of vibrio bacteria.

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