The primary treatment of necrotizing fasciitis ... Connecticut and one in New York — died after being exposed to Vibrio vulnificus this summer, and a man in Texas died after contracting ...

But it's still a scary story. The bacteria vibrio, vulnificus can kill someone within 48 hours. It lives in warm sea water. It can get into the body through, an open wound, even a tiny one like an ...

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 ...

Vibrio are a group of marine bacteria that thrive in warm, brackish waters—where fresh water mixes with seawater—like the estuaries on the coast of Florida. While most species are harmless to humans, ...

The back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton hurricanes have helped reach another terrible milestone: there have now been ...

Although Vibrio cholerae is the clan's most infamous species, at times, Vibrio vulnificus emerges as another terrifying ... originating from faulty septic systems or wastewater treatment plants, as ...

vulnificus was the perp that caused the profound ... applies to viruses concentrated in tasty molluscan shellfish. Unlike Vibrio bacilli, which naturally inhabit seawater, norovirus and hepatitis ...