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

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

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

A surge of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, is impacting US coasts, leading to multiple deaths and infections. The ...

Cases of "flesh-eating" bacteria infections are climbing across the Southeast. North Carolina has tallied 59 Vibrio ...

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

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.

"Vibrio infections are often associated with eating raw or under-cooked shellfish such as oysters, clams, shrimp and scallops ...

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

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

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

Jutla also explained that Vibrio vulnificus infections often rise following hurricanes, which stir up bacteria in floodwaters ...