I came to adore oysters. Oysters Rockefeller. Steamed oysters with ginger and scallions. And best of all: raw, briny oysters ...

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.

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 state Health Department is advising the public to remain out of the waters of the Ala Wai Canal near the Waikiki-Kapahulu ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. CLAYTON — A St. Charles woman is suing a University City grocery store after she says she contracted a flesh-eating ...

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 ...

UH said the stagnant waters at the manmade Ala Wai ideal for Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium that can cause life-threatening skin conditions. 2 Comments By participating in online discussions you ...

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 ...