Vibrio bacteria sickened dozens of people following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and the microbes’ range appears to be ...

The safety of our food supply is a cornerstone of public health, and when potential risks are identified, swift action ...

Januario Hospital. She had been infected with the potentially deadly “flesh-eating” bacteria Vibrio vulnificus: a distant, yet equally dangerous, cousin of the notorious V. cholerae.

The number of flesh-eating bacteria cases in Florida has surged, with experts pointing to a confluence of factors including ...

And there is a little bit of truth to that. Oysters can carry a scary flesh-eating bacteria called vibrio vulnificus. You can get it from oysters or from swimming in warm brackish water.

Consider this: Almost all oysters in the Gulf of Mexico are infected with a flesh-eating bacterium, Vibrio vulnificus (Hlady & Klontz, 1996). The good news? Fewer than 50 cases of V. vulnificus ...

The Florida Department of Health says many cases of flesh-eating bacteria have been documented in Pinellas and Hillsborough ...

His partner, Natalie Clark, sadly lost her life due to a serious infection from Vibrio Vulnificus, reportedly contracted after eating raw oysters. While Billy endured eight painful days in the ICU ...

The man has been diagnosed with an infection of Vibrio vulnificus, according to his brother. Vibrio is sometimes referred to as “flesh-eating bacteria” because infections can destroy skin and ...

Both had been infected with Vibrio vulnificus after eating raw oysters. LeBlanc has since decided to become a podcaster, which was Clark’s long-held wish. After eating raw oysters over the ...