Bailey Magers and Sunil Kumar cut strange figures on Pensacola Beach. Bags of disinfectant solution surrounded them on the ...

Vibrio is a type of bacteria that has been around for hundreds of millions of years; researchers have identified more than 70 ...

On Aug. 13, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued a warning regarding a potentially dangerous bacterium found in the waters of Cape Cod: Vibrio vulnificus. This warning was prompted by ...

The first Vibrio septicemia patient this year died, prompting authorities to emphasize prevention guidelines. The Korea ...

Five deaths have been reported in Florida due to a "flesh-eating" bacterial infection, according to state health officials. The Florida Department of Health has confirmed 16 total cases of Vibrio ...

In recent months, infections with a flesh-eating bacteria have made headlines and spooked raw-oyster lovers around the United States. The culprit? Vibrio — specifically, vibrio vulnificus, and ...

Cases of the deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise in the United States, especially in the Southeast. At least ten people have already died this year from infections with ...

A public health alert has been issued by the Galveston County Health District warning of an increase in flesh-eating bacteria-related illnesses after surveillance found cases from Galveston Beach.

Plump, briny oysters harvested in New Hampshire are finding their way onto more menus, and state officials say it’s time to start evaluating the risk for a naturally occurring bacteria that’s made ...

Florida has reported four deaths associated with a "flesh-eating" bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus, which has seemingly set off a bit of panic throughout the state. There have been 11 confirmed ...

Cornell University researchers have created a new version of a microbe to compete economically with E. coli—a bacteria commonly used as a research tool due to its ability to synthesize proteins—to ...