ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — In Florida, 11 people have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria, and four of them have died from it so far in 2025, according to the Florida ...

Eleven people in Florida, including two in St. Johns County, have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus, a "flesh-eating" bacteria, a report says.

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Nationwide, vibriosis from Vibrio vulnificus and other Vibrio bacteria causes an estimated 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). As of July 11 ...

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"Cases have expanded in the Eastern U.S.," Aileen Marty, professor of infectious diseases, Florida International University, told Newsweek.

The Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department (HCS) released 2024 test results from blacklegged ticks.

Escalating sea surface temperatures make these naturally occurring bacteria thrive in coastal waters, posing a growing public ...

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Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical - one that can kill them at high enough concentrations - inside human intestines, but they may actually swim toward it when ...