Florida health officials warned residents and visitors to avoid floodwaters because of the rising number of cases involving a ...

Vibrio vulnificus cases have surged up to 74 following the widespread flooding from back-to-back hurricanes, matching the ...

Florida health officials noted that six Tampa Bay area counties saw an "unusual increase" in cases of Vibrio vulnificus this ...

El Departamento de Salud de Florida ha emitido una advertencia sobre el incremento de infecciones causadas por la bacteria ...

We're tracking a spike of cases in vibrio, a flesh-eating bacteria, after hurricanes Helene and Milton hit Southwest Florida.

The prevalence of vibrio bacteria in sea waters is increasing around the world as water temperatures rise due to climate ...

Florida has seen a recent increase in confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria following the devastating Hurricanes Helene ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Following the events of hurricanes Helene and Milton, health officials are urging Floridians to avoid ...

There have been 70 confirmed Vibrio vulnificus infections in Florida, and more than half of them have happened since September 2024, according to FDOH ...

Cases of Vibrio vulnificusa, so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," have more than doubled in Florida following Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene. The bacteria thrives in warm brackish water often ...

Vibrio vulnificusa, a naturally occurring but potentially fatal bacterial infection, thrives in warm floodwaters when hurricanes and tropical storms push brackish water along the coast and into ...

There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, jeopardizing work to stop the disease’s spread, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “As of 14 October 2024, the ...