Florida health officials are reporting an increase in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that can lead to flesh-eating infections, following recent hurricanes. In an update Friday, data from ...

Also in 2023, a 52-year-old man in Florida was infected with "flesh-eating" bacteria in his left thigh after being bitten by a relative during a fight at a family gathering. He eventually ...

elpo11o via Getty Hurricanes Helene and Milton have left something particularly nasty behind in their wake: bacteria known to cause “flesh-eating” infections. Florida health officials are ...

NAPLES, Fla. − Florida has seen a surge of flesh-eating bacteria cases in recent weeks after parts of the state were inundated with heavy rain and flooding due to back-to-back hurricanes ...

Florida health officials are warning of a sharp rise in cases of flesh-eating bacteria. This flesh-eating bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, can turn routine post-hurricane cleanup into a life ...

The bacteria can infect someone with an open wound, like a cut, and can cause the skin and soft tissue around the wound to quickly break down, which is often referred to as a “flesh eating ...

If hurricanes weren’t bringing enough misery, Florida’s warm, brackish waters are serving up flesh-eating bacteria. When storm surge meets seawater teeming with bacteria, disaster seems to breed more ...